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Cedrela
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Cedrela is a genus of several species in the mahogany family, Meliaceae. They are evergreen or dry-season deciduous trees with pinnate leaves, native to the tropical and subtropical New World, from southern Mexico south to northern Argentina.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderSapindales
  5. FamilyMeliaceae
Native toArgentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica
Observations recorded32,728

Common Name: cedro vermelho

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
1,078
With media
273
Family
Meliaceae
Collections
FMNH, UCMP, CICY, UACH, INECOL, IIB-UV
Recorded in
United States, Mexico

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Subclass of
tree
Parent taxon
Meliaceae
Image
Cedrela odorata foliage.jpg
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taxon name
Cedrela
Commons category
Cedrela
topic's main category
Category:Cedrela
taxon rank
genus
taxon common name
洋椿属
taxonomic type
Cedrela odorata
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Encyclopedic overview

5 sections
Contents
  • Taxonomy
  • Distribution and habitat
  • Uses
  • References
  • External links

Cedrela is a genus of several species in the mahogany family, Meliaceae. They are evergreen or dry-season deciduous trees with pinnate leaves, native to the tropical and subtropical New World, from southern Mexico south to northern Argentina.

On 28 October 2022, all Neo-tropic Cedrela species were added to the list of species requiring international protections, in CITES Appendix II.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cedrela” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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