Cedrela odorata

Cedrela odorata, Santo Domingo de Heredia, Costa Rica

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: Cedrela odorata

Name

Cedrela odorata L., 1759

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Cedrela adenophylla Mart. in Fl. Bras. 11(1): 226 (1878), nom. nud.
  • Cedrela amara Goebel in Organogr. Pfl.: 106 (1898), nom. nud.
  • Cedrela brachystachya (C.DC.) C.DC. in Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 10: 168 (1907)
  • Cedrela brownei Loefl. in Iter Hispan.: 183 (1758), name not published, misinterpretation of generic entry.
  • Cedrela caldasana C.DC. in Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 10: 170 (1907)
  • Cedrela cedro Loefl. in Iter Hispan.: 183 (1758)
  • Cedrela cubensis Bisse in Feddes Repert. 85: 595 (1974)
  • Cedrela glaziovii C.DC. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 11(1): 224 (1878)
  • Cedrela guianensis A.Juss. in Bull. Sci. Nat. Géol. 23: 241 (1830)
  • Cedrela hassleri (C.DC.) C.DC. in Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 10: 172 (1907)
  • Cedrela huberi Ducke in Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 3: 189 (1922)
  • Cedrela imparipinnata C.DC. in Bot. Gaz. 19: 4 (1894)
  • Cedrela longipes S.F.Blake in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 24: 9 (1922)
  • Cedrela mexicana M.Roem. in Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 1: 137 (1846)
  • Cedrela mexicana var. puberula C.DC. in Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 5: 427 (1905)
  • Cedrela mourae C.DC. in Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 10: 171 (1907)
  • Cedrela occidentalis C.DC. & Rose in Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 5: 190 (1899)
  • Cedrela odorata Ruiz & Pav. in Fl. Peruv. 3: 9 (1802), nom. illeg.
  • Cedrela odorata Vell. in Fl. Flumin.: 74 (1829), sensu auct.
  • Cedrela odorata var. xerogeiton Rizzini & Heringer in Anais Acad. Brasil. Ci. 38(Suppl.): 112 (1966)
  • Cedrela palustris Handro in Arq. Bot. Estado São Paulo, n.s., 3: 223 (1962)
  • Cedrela paraguariensis Mart. in Flora 20(2 Beibl.): 93 (1837)
  • Cedrela paraguariensis var. brachystachya C.DC. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 1: 738 (1878)
  • Cedrela paraguariensis var. hassleri C.DC. in Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 3: 413 (1903)
  • Cedrela paraguariensis var. multijuga C.DC. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 1: 738 (1878)
  • Cedrela rotunda S.F.Blake in Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 33: 109 (1920)
  • Cedrela sintenisii C.DC. in Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 10: 169 (1907)
  • Cedrela velloziana M.Roem. in Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 1: 137 (1846)
  • Cedrela whitfordii S.F.Blake in Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 33: 110 (1920)
  • Cedrela yucatana S.F.Blake in Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 33: 110 (1920)
  • Cedrus odorata Mill. in Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 1 (1768)
  • Surenus brownei (Loefl.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 111 (1891), not validly publ.
  • Surenus glaziovii (C.DC.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 111 (1891)
  • Surenus guianensis (A.Juss.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 111 (1891)
  • Surenus mexicana (M.Roem.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 111 (1891)
  • Surenus paraguariensis (Mart.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 111 (1891)
  • Surenus velloziana (M.Roem.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 111 (1891)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Tropical America Argentina Northeast, 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, 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

• Linnaeus, C. 1759. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Tomus II. Editio decima, reformata. Pp. [I–VI], 825–1384. Impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. : ed. 10, 2: 940

Additional references

• Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O., Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C.F.S. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) 2008. Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur (Argentina, Sur de Brasil, Chile, Paraguay y Uruguay). Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107(1): i–xcvi, 1–983; 107(2): i–xx, 985–2286; 107(3): i–xxi, 2287–3348. ISBN 978-1-930723-70-2 ResearchGate (Vol. 2, Asteraceae); ResearchGate (Vol. 2, pp. 1581–1627, Bignoniaceae) . Reference page. 
• 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. 
• Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. 2012. Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: I–XXV, 1–1192. DOI: 10.5479/si.0081024X.98.1 BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Cedrela odorata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 12. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Cedrela odorata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Cedrela odorata. Published online. Accessed: January 12 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Cedrela odorata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 January 2024.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Cedrela odorata in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

English: West Indies Cedrela
español: Cedro colorado
suomi: Punasetrela
македонски: Шпански кедар
português: Cedro

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