Cedrela

Cedrela odorata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Meliaceae
Subfamilia: Cedreloideae
Genus: Cedrela
Species: C. angustifolia – C. balansae – C. discolor – C. domatifolia – C. dugesii – C. fissilis – C. kuelapensis – C. longipetiolulata – C. molinensis – C. monroensis – C. montana – C. nebulosa – C. ngobe – C. oaxacensis – C. odorata – C. saltensis – C. salvadorensis – C. tonduzii – C. weberbaueri

Name

Cedrela P.Browne, Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica: 158. (1756)

• Type species: Cedrela odorata L., Syst. Nat. ed. 10. 2: 940. (1759)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Cedrus Mill. in Gard. Dict. ed. 7.: s.p. (1757), nom. rej.
  • Cuveraca Jones in Asiat. Res. 4: 281 (1795)
  • Johnsonia Adans. in Fam. Pl. 2: 343 (1763), nom. illeg.
  • Pterosiphon Turcz. in Bull. Soc. Imp. Naturalistes Moscou 36(I): 589 (1863)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Tropical America Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Windward Is. Introduced into: Bangladesh, Cameroon, China Southeast, Comoros, Galápagos, Gambia, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, New Caledonia, Northern Provinces, Solomon Is., Swaziland, Tanzania, Uganda References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Browne, P. 1756. The Civil and Natural History of Jamaica in Three Parts. London. BHL Reference page. : 158.

Additional references

• Cavers, S., Telford, A., Arenal Cruz, F., Pérez Castañeda, A.J., Valencia, R., Navarro, C., Buonamici, A., Lowe, A.J. & Vendramin, G.G. 2013. Cryptic species and phylogeographical structure in the tree Cedrela odorata L. throughout the Neotropics. Journal of Biogeography 40(4): 732–746. DOI: 10.1111/jbi.12086 . JSTOR . Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. 1999. World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b). 1532 pp.. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-5720-098-8 (issue 1), ISBN 90-5720-099-6 (issue 2b). Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Cedrela in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2022 Nov. 16. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Cedrela. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 16 Nov. 2022.

Vernacular names

беларуская: Цэдрэла
suomi: Setrelat

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