Ocotea quixos

Ocotea quixos is a species of evergreen tree in the Lauraceae family, native to Ecuador and Colombia. It is one of the South American trees with a cinnamon-like aroma, and is used as a spice called ispinku in Southern Quechua or ishpinku in Kichwa (Hispanicized spellings ishpingo, eshpingo).

Ocotea quixos

Ocotea quixos is a species of evergreen tree in the Lauraceae family, native to Ecuador and Colombia. It is one of the South American trees with a cinnamon-like aroma, and is used as a spice called ispinku in Southern Quechua or ishpinku in Kichwa (Hispanicized spellings ishpingo, eshpingo).