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Ocotea odorifera (Vell.) Rohwer - syn. Ocotea pretiosa (Nees) Mez - Lauraceae
Brazilian sassafras, canela sassafraz (port.), Brasilianisches Sassafras
Dioecious tree, up to 15m tall, native to South America (Brazil: Bahia, Minas Gerais, Paraná); leaves alternate, oblong-lanceolate, glossy dark green; flowers small, yellowish, fruits oval, 2m in diam.
„…commonly known as Brazilian sassafras or American cinnamon; though it is not a true sassafras nor a true cinnamon…“ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ocotea_odorifera
The cinnamon-like odour and flavour of the wood and bark of one variety of O. pretiosa was found to be due to 1-nitro-2-phenylethane, also found in Aniba canellita wood and bark. This compound is responsible for the cinnamon-like odour of both trees.
[Gottlieb, Otto, and Maurp Magalhaes. „Communications Occurrence of 1-Nitro-2-phenylethane in Octea pretiosa and Aniba canelilla.“ The Journal of Organic Chemistry 24.12 (1959): 2070-2071]
[Gottlieb, O. R., and M. Taveira Magalhães. „Physiological varieties of Ocotea pretiosa. Part II.“ Perfumery and Essential Oil Record 51 (1960): 18-21]
 1-nitro-2-phenylethane |  safrole |
„Brazilian sassafras oil or, more correctly, ocotea oil… is obtained from wood of O.pretiosa ans is similar in its main components to true sassafras oil, for which it is generally substituted. The oil was initially and incorrectly described as from O.cymbarum…Oil yield varies form 0.9-2.0%… Ocotea oil is a pale to very pale oily liquid with a sweet, spicy, somewhat camphoraceous odour and a sweet, woody taste similar to sassafras oil. Its main constituent is safrole to 90%, with most other constituents [like alpha-pinene, eugenol, furfural, cineole e.g.] below 1%.“
[Weiss, Edward A. Essential oil crops. Cab International, 1997, 198-200]