Canella sassafraz parda. 
= sassafraz preta. 
» Sebo. 
5 veado. 
SYNONYMS: Canella acafrao or C. vermelha. 
os batalha or C. bastarda. 
Canellinha or C. legitima. 
embuia or Folha larga. 
ws marcanahyba or Tapanhtima. 
rf puante or Cenellao. 
CLASSIFICATION: Canella batalha: Nectandra robusta? 
Canella branca: Nectandra leucothyrsus Meiss. 
% capitao-m6ér: Nectandra myriantha Meiss. 
Canellinha: Nectandra linhearia Meiss? 
Canella marganahyba: Cassia marcanahyba F. All? 
Order: Leguminosae. 
parda: Nectandra amara Mart. 
i preta: Nectandra mollis Meiss. 
puante: Nectandra sp. 
sassafraz: Ocotea pretiosa Benth. 
5 veado: Actilostemon lanceolatum Sald. 
Family: Euphorbiaceae. Order: Tricoccae. 
All the Canellas belong to the Family: Lauraceae, Order: 
Polycarpicae, except the veado and marganahyba. 
There is great difficulty in classifying the plants commonly 
called canellas. 
DESCRIPTION: Canella acafrao: Colour yellow or reddish with 
slight white veining. Irregular grain in distinct layers. Trunks 
from 8 to 10 metres long and 0.80 to 1 metre diameter. 
Hard to carve. 
Canella amarella: Colour dark-yellow, with golden 
shades. Grain very straight and regular. Trunks from 8 to 
10 metres long and from 0.80 to 1.20 metres in diameter. 
Easily carved. 
Canella batalha: Colour, white satin, with handsome 
surface for polishing. Trunks of 12 metres long with 1.20 
metres diameter. 
Very easily carved. 
Canella branca: Colour, white or slightly yellow. Grain 
wery regular and coarse. Trunks from 7 to 8 metres long 
with 70 centimetres diameter. 
Easily carved. 
Canella capitao-mér: Colour, light-brown patch of golden 
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