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The Canellaceae are a family of flowering plants. The family has sixteen species in six genera. The species are highly aromatic evergreen plants, mostly trees and rarely shrubs, which produce essential oils. Families Cannelaceae and Winteraceae form Order Canellales.

The family is found tropical climate regions in the Afrotropic and Neotropic ecozones, including South America, the West Indies and Florida, East AfricaEast Africa is a region generally considered to include the countries of Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania, and Uganda. Madagascar, is also included. Some parts of East Africa have been renowned for their concentrations of wild animals, and MadagascarSee also Madagascar (movie) Madagascar is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, off the eastern coast of Africa. Madagascar is the 4th largest island in the world. It is the home of five percent of the world's plant and animal species, 80 per cent of them.