Ocotea quixos, American cinnamon

Among the three South American Lauraceae with cinnamon odours, Ocotea quixos Lam. is distinguished with the richest historical legacy. Cinnamaldehyde, its odoriferous principle, occurs besides o-methoxycinnamaldehyde, cinnamic acid and methyl cinnamate in the fruit calyx. In contradistinction, 1-nit...

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Published in:	Journal of ethnopharmacology Vol. 4; no. 2; p. 233
Main Authors:	Naranjo, P, Kijjoa, A, Giesbrecht, A M, Gottlieb, O R
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Ireland 01-01-1981
Subjects:	Cinnamomum zeylanicum - analysis Condiments - analysis Plants, Medicinal - analysis South America South America
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Summary:	Among the three South American Lauraceae with cinnamon odours, Ocotea quixos Lam. is distinguished with the richest historical legacy. Cinnamaldehyde, its odoriferous principle, occurs besides o-methoxycinnamaldehyde, cinnamic acid and methyl cinnamate in the fruit calyx. In contradistinction, 1-nitro-2-phenylethane is responsible for the cinnamon odour of bark and leaves of Aniba canelilla (H..B.K.) Mez and Ocotea pretiosa (Nees) Mez.
ISSN:	0378-8741
DOI:	10.1016/0378-8741(81)90038-6