Heisteria media
S. F. Blake
Wild cinnamon
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Description
A tropical tree in the Erythropalaceae family, one of 33 Heisteria species found in tropical America, commonly called wild cinnamon.
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Distribution
A tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Guyana, South America,
Notes
There are 33 Heisteria species in tropical America. Previously in the Olacaceae.
Synonyms
Heisteria chippiana Standl.Heisteria macrophylla Standl.
References (1)
- Altschul, S.V.R., 1973, Drugs and Foods from Little-known Plants. Notes in Harvard University Herbaria. Harvard Univ. Press. Massachusetts. no. 799 (As Heisteria chippiana)
