Aniba canelilla

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Aniba elliptica
• Laurus canellila
• Cryptocarya pretiosa
• Cryptocarya canelilla

Regional and Traditional Names

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant, commonly known as aniiba caneleilla, belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta. It is classified within the class Equisetopsida and the subclass Magnoliidae, falling under the order Laurales. Furthermore, it is a member of the family Lauraceae and is specifically categorized under the genus Aniiba.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant is widely distributed across several regions in South America. In the northern part of the continent, its presence is recorded in Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. Moving toward the western side of the continent, the species can also be found in Colombia. Furthermore, its geographical range extends into the western reaches of Bolivia. Together, these locations highlight the broad habitat of Aniba canelilla across different South American territories.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Ecology

The ecology of Aniiba caneleilla is characterized by its occurrence across diverse forest ecosystems, including Terra Firme forests, Semi-deciduous Seasonal forests, and Ombrophilous (Rainforest) environments. Additionally, the species demonstrates adaptability to specialized niches, such as vegetation growing over rocky outcrops. Its distribution is situated within a specific altitudinal profile, maintaining an average elevational range of approximately 400 m AMSL.

Elevational range mean:

400 m AMSL

Habitat :

Floresta de Terra Firme, Floresta Estacional Semidecidual, Floresta Ombrófila (= Floresta Pluvial), Vegetação Sobre Afloramentos Rochosos

Life history

The life history of Aniiba caneilla is characterized by its nature as a perennial plant, allowing it to persist through multiple growing seasons and maintain a long-term presence in its ecological niche. Throughout its development, it maintains an evergreen habit, ensuring that it retains its foliage year-round rather than shedding leaves seasonally.

Deciduousness :

evergreen

Lifecycle :

perennial

Morphology

The morphology of Aniiba caneilila is characterized by its growth form as a woody tree, reaching a maximum plant height of 30 meters. It functions as an independent organism, lacking any parasitic tendencies, and is categorized as a terrestrial plant rather than an aquatic, semiaquatic, or specialized epiphyte. While it does not exhibit climbing habits such as a liana, vine, or obligatory/facultative climber, its structure remains self-supporting throughout its development.

Aquatic :

terrestrial

Climber :

self-supporting

Epiphyte :

terrestrial

Growth form :

tree

Parasite :

independent

Plant height max:

30 m

Woodiness :

woody

Physiology

The physiology of Aniiba canelilla is characterized by a standard C3 photosynthetic pathway, utilizing the Calvin cycle to fix atmospheric carbon dioxide through the enzyme RuBisCO. This metabolic process indicates that the plant does not employ the specialized carbon-concentrating mechanisms found in C4 or CAM species, making its carbon assimilation efficiency highly dependent on ambient temperature and moisture availability. Furthermore, the plant is not a nitrogen fixer, meaning it lacks the symbiotic relationship with diazotrophic bacteria required to convert atmospheric nitrogen into bioavailable forms, and thus relies on the uptake of nitrates or ammonium from the surrounding soil substrate to satisfy its nutritional requirements for protein synthesis and growth.

Nitrogen fixer :

no

Photosynthetic pathway :

C3

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Chemicals

Aniba canelilla has 1 reported phytochemicals identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include 1-Nitro-2-phenylethane.

1-Nitro-2-phenylethane

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Conditions

Aniba canelilla has 1 reported investigations on conditions identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported conditions include antispasmodic.

Antispasmodic

1. Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology