Canella

#### Canella. Apart from the two "big" **Cinnamon **types (Ceylon and cassia), several others are known. The so-called **Saigon-Cinnamon **comes from the Indo-chinese tree **Cinnamomum Loureirii **while the **Padang-Cinnamon **comes from the tree Cassia Burmannii in India and Indonesia. The bark of a small tree, Canella Alba, from the West Indies is occasionally marketed under the name of **White**** ****Cinnamon**. The tree is also cultivated in the Union of South Africa where it is sometimes called "**Wild Cinnamon**". The tree **Canella Alba **was formerly known as **Canella Winterana**. The dried bark of this small tree is exported and used in spice blends. However, the greater part of the production is consumed in local household. An essential oil is very rarely distilled from this bark. It is generally believed that essential oils under the name of **Canella Alba **or **Canella**** ****Winterana**** **are not true distillates from the bark of this tree. These oils are presumably compounded spice oils from cinnamon bark, clove leaf, etc. The author has no experience with the true essential oil of **"White Cinnamon".**