Meliaceae

Cedrela P.Browne

First published in Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica: 158 (1756)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Mexico to Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

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, Eswatini, Galápagos, Gambia, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, New Caledonia, Northern Provinces, Solomon Is., Tanzania, Uganda

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne.
  • Pennington, T.D. & Muellner, A.N. (2010). A monograph of Cedrela (Meliaceae): 1-112. dh books, Milborne Port, England.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Hist. Jamaica: 158, t. 10/1 (1756)
  • L., Syst. Nat., ed. 10: 940 (1759)
  • Pennington & Styles in Blumea 22: 512 (1975)
  • Styles in Pennington, Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28: 360 (1981)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 2009 Moritz, J.W.K. [1680] Venezuela K000700296 Isotype Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Steinbach, J. [8663] Bolivia K000700280 Isolectotype Yes
Jan 1, 2009 Hassler, E. [10650] Paraguay K000993069 No
Jan 1, 2009 Glaziou, M. [8287] Brazil K000634948 No
Jan 1, 2009 da Silva, A.G.; Nascimento, L.M. [240] Brazil K000634950 No
Jan 1, 2003 Hassler, E. [9008 A] Paraguay K000905489 No
Jan 1, 2003 Hassler, E. [9008] Paraguay K000993070 No
Jan 1, 1999 Zardini, E.; Valázquez, R. [17639] Paraguay K000634946 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1272] K001112603 Unknown Type Material Yes
Boyle, B. [1380] Costa Rica K004845846 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Daza, A.; Muellner, A. [s.n.] Peru K004846263 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1272] Nepal K001112595 Unknown Type Material Yes
Whitford, H.N. [36] Brazil K000905430 Yes
Ducke [215] Brazil K004845886 Yes
Terceros, W. [1377] Bolivia K004846283 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Guillermo Tenorio [10765] Ecuador K004846256 Yes
Rimachi Y, M. [3237] Peru K000047560 Yes
[Loveague] [s.n.] Jamaica K000818106 No
Eyles, F. [8777] K:SPC-08935.000 No
Daza, A.; Pennington, T.D. [16508] Peru K004846266 Yes
Juwa, R.W. [RBAE101] Ecuador K004846240 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [1680] Brazil K004846002 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K004846000 Yes
Ducke, A. [35446] Brazil K004845885 Yes
Warrior, W. [115] Belize K000905437 Yes
Krukoff [10724] Bolivia K004846281 Yes
Ribeiro, R.D.; de Lima, H.C.; Filardi, F.; da Silva, A.G. [1006] Brazil K000634947 No
Neill, D.; Rubio, D. [8962] Ecuador K004846241 Yes
Alexander, R.C. [s.n.] Jamaica K000634963 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1272] K001112605 Unknown Type Material Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [1680] Brazil K004846001 Yes
Jack, J.G. [7326] Cuba K004845854 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1272] K001112598 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gentry, A.; Dirzo, R.; Woodruff, L.; Boyle, B. [71481] Costa Rica K004845844 Yes
Marcano-Berti, L.; Ismael Peña, S. [172-981] Venezuela K004846236 Yes
Foster, R.B.; d'Achille, B.; de la Cruz, A. [11806] Peru K000047564 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Guillermo Tenorio [10765] Ecuador K004846257 Yes
s.coll. [[1]] Jamaica K004845857 Yes
Sanoja, E. [1194] Venezuela K004846227 Yes
Moraes, M.; Vargas, I. [1829] Bolivia K004846282 Yes
Hoffman, B. [6279] Suriname K000905434 No
Marcano-Berti, L.; Valverde, L.; Mancilla, P. [982-081] Venezuela K004846233 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1272] Nepal K001112596 Unknown Type Material Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [325] Cuba K000818104 No
Knudsen, J.T.; Töpel, M. [1782] Ecuador K004846255 Yes
Meier, W.; Flauger, N. [9679] Venezuela K004846225 Yes
Valenzuela, L.; Farfan, J.; Huamantupa, I. [6697] Peru K004846259 Yes
Marcano-Berti, L.; Ismael Peña, S. [126-980] Venezuela K004846234 Yes
Wurdack, J.J.; Monachino, J.V. [39721] Venezuela K004846230 Yes
de Bruijn, J. [1339] Venezuela K004846224 Yes
Silva, N.T. [317] Brazil K004846005 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4892] India K001104165 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sánchez, J. [106] Honduras K004845849 Yes
Rojas, R.; Ortiz, G.; Castillo A, G.; Fernandez, E. [4416] Peru K004846265 Yes
Carrión, A.M.; Araujo-Murakami, A.; Klitgaard, B.; Vargas, S.; Parada, R.; Isita, R.; Salvatierra, L. [654] Bolivia K001378732 Yes
Nelson, C.; et al. [7174] Honduras K004845847 Yes
Jack, J.G. [7141] Cuba K004845853 Yes
Vásquez, R.; Jaramillo, N. [10975] Peru K004846275 Yes
Rimachi Y, M. [3213] Peru K000047562 Yes
Castro, W.; Daly, D.C.; Lima, A.S.; Silva, E.J. [112] Brazil K004846012 Yes
Sanoja, E. [1194] Venezuela K004846228 Yes
Lawrence, A.; Vargas, I.; Borek, J.; Arroyo, L.; McGrane, J.; McGrane, A. [293] Bolivia K004846284 Yes
Ducke, A. [14624] Brazil K000905428 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Jamaica K004845856 Yes
Silva, N.T. [317] Brazil K004846004 Yes
Marcano-Berti, L.; Salcedo; Zapata [43-1-77] Venezuela K004846237 Yes
Rodriguez, J. [742] Bolivia K004846286 Yes
Vásquez, R.; Jaramillo, N.; Stern, P. [437] Peru K004846276 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Jamaica K004845855 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K004846008 Yes
Kainer, K.; Ferreira da Silva, R.; Domingo de Lima, J. [54] Brazil K004845893 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [s.n.] Brazil K004845884 Yes
Tello [638] Peru K004846270 Yes
Marcano-Berti, L.; Salcedo, P.; Peña, I. [151-979] Venezuela K004846235 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1272] K001112609 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kurz, S. [2060] Burma K000657838 Unknown Type Material Yes
Daza, A. [4793-AD] Peru K004846268 Yes
Irwin, H.S.; Pires, J.M.; Westra, L.Y.T. [48438] Brazil K004846010 Yes
Moritz, J.W.K. [1680] Venezuela K000700295 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Daza, A.; Muellner, A. [s.n.] Peru K004846269 Yes
St. G. Beck [1670] Bolivia K004846277 Yes
Zeballos, R. [3071] Bolivia K004846285 Yes
de Bruijn, J. [1031] Venezuela K004846222 Yes
Dodson, C.; Gentry, A.; Palacios, W.A.; Zaruma, J. [14557] Ecuador K004846243 Yes
Jack, J.G. [4423] Cuba K000818103 No
Aróstegui V, A. [147-AAV] Peru K004846271 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1272] K001112606 Unknown Type Material Yes
Vásquez, R.; Jaramillo, N.; Stern, P. [437] Peru K000047561 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1272] K001112607 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1272] Nepal K001112597 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1272] Nepal K001112594 Unknown Type Material Yes
Ekman, E.L. [H6140] Haiti K000818081 No
Castro, W.; Daly, D.C.; Lima, A.S.; Silva, E.J. [112] Brazil K004846013 Yes
Seidel, R.; Villavicencio, X.; Paz, C.; Zenteno, V.; Zenteno, I.; Rebollo, M. [3458] Bolivia K004846279 Yes
Liesner, R.; Judziewicz, E.; Pérez G, B. [15131] Costa Rica K004845845 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1272] K001112604 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bennett, B.; Andrade, P.G. [3648] Ecuador K004846238 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1272] Bangladesh K001112600 Unknown Type Material Yes
Carrión, A.M.; Araujo-Murakami, A.; Klitgaard, B.; Vargas, S.; Parada, R.; Zues, N.; Arangaray, R. [542] Bolivia K001378733 Yes
Rodriguez, J. [742] Bolivia K004846287 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Lleras, E.; Steward, W.C.; Ongley, J.C.; Coelho, D.F.; Ramos, J.F.; Lima, J.F. [P17472] Brazil K004845890 Yes
Klug, G. [3696] Peru K004846274 Yes
Korning, J.; Thomsen, K. [47496] Ecuador K004846245 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Pennington, R.T.; Daza, A. [17635] Peru K004846262 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [10724] Bolivia K004846280 Yes
Campbell, D.G.; Rabelo, B.; Mori, S.; Daly, D. [10130] Brazil K004846009 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Daza, A.; Revilla, J. [17267] Peru K004846267 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1272] K001112601 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jack, J.G. [7141] Cuba K004845852 Yes
Villalobos, M.; Fuentes, A.; Alanes, D.; Salas, J.B. [214] Bolivia K004846278 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1273] Burma K001112610 Unknown Type Material Yes
Rugel, F. [337] Cuba K004845850 Yes
Gentry, A.; Dodson, C. [54835] Ecuador K004846254 Yes
de Jong, W. [26] Peru K000047565 Yes
Pires, M.J.; Silva, N.T. [1813] Brazil K004845887 Yes
Prance, G.T.; Hill, R.J.; Pennington, T.D.; Ramos, J.M. [24193] Brazil K004845889 Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 1272] K001112602 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harris, W. [11705] Jamaica K000817048 No
Rocio Rojas; Ortiz, G. [6016] Peru K004846261 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [1128] Brazil K004846003 Yes
Marcano-Berti, L. [1140] Venezuela K004846231 Yes
Williams, L. [12264] Venezuela K004846226 Yes
s.coll. [1538] Bolivia K004846288 Yes
Amaral, I.L.; Rodrigues, W.A. [s.n.] Brazil K004845891 Yes
Strudwick, J.J.; Sobel, G.L.; Nelson, B.W.; Nazaré Pinheiro, A.; Silva Rosário, C.; Alves da Silva, N. [4067] Brazil K004846007 Yes
Castillo Q, A. [025] Peru K004846264 Yes
Ekman, E.L. [9639] Cuba K004845851 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Pennington, R.T.; Daza, A. [17584] Peru K:SPC-76021.000 No
Krukoff, B.A. [5400] Brazil K004845892 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [s.n.] Brazil K004845888 Yes
Pires, M.J. [2391] Brazil K004846006 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 9041] Nepal K001132130 Unknown Type Material Yes
Murphy, H. [266] Peru K004846272 Yes
Gallegos, S.; Poma, A.; Beck, F.; Condori, S. [721] Bolivia K004846289 Yes
de Bruijn, J. [1335] Venezuela K004846223 Yes
Rocio Rojas; Ortiz, G. [6778] Peru K004846260 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 1272] K001112608 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bunting, G.S.; Leon, R. [12863] Venezuela K004846232 Yes
Edwards, J.B. [363] Honduras K004845848 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Chango, M.A.; Chango, N.O. [12212] Ecuador K004846244 Yes
Mashu, N.J. [s.n.] Ecuador K004846242 Yes
Klug, G. [3696] Peru K004846273 Yes
Collectors, D. [s.n.] Ecuador K004846239 Yes
Blinkworth, R. [Cat. no. 1272] India K001112599 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Vega, P.; Zambrano, L.; Guevara, M. [14947] Ecuador K004846258 Yes
Wurdack; Monachino [39721] Venezuela K004846229 Yes
Milliken, W.; Miller, R.; Coelho, L.F.; Cosme Damião de Mota [M749] Brazil K004846011 Yes

Sources

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    • Common Names from Kew's Economic Botany Collection https://www.kew.org/science/collections-and-resources/collections/economic-botany-collection

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    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
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    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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