Meliaceae
Cedrela

Cedrela angustifolia DC.

First published in Prodr. 1: 624 (1824)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Colombia to Argentina (Tucumán). It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Berendsohn, W.G., Gruber, A.K. & Monterrosa Salomón, J. (2012). Nova Silva Cusatlantica. Árboles natinos e introducidos de El Salvador. Parte 2: Angiospermae - Familias M a P y Pteridophyta. Englera 29-2: 1-300.
  • Hancock, I.R. & Henderson, C.P. (1988). Flora of the Solomon Islands. Research Bulletin Dodo Creek Research Station 7: 1-203.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Pennington, T.D. & Muellner, A.N. (2010). A monograph of Cedrela (Meliaceae): 1-112. dh books, Milborne Port, England.
  • Villaseñor, J.L. (2016). Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559-902.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso. [Cited as Cedrela odorata.]

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Pennington, T.D. & Muellner, A.N. (2010). A monograph of Cedrela (Meliaceae): 1-112. dh books, Milborne Port, England.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • CITES (2021). Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • FPI (2021). Food Plants International. https://fms.cmsvr.com/fmi/webd/Food_Plants_World?homeurl=https://foodplantsinternational.com/plants/
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • GRIN (2021). Germplasm Resources Information Network from the United States Department of Agriculture. https://www.ars-grin.gov/
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Pennington, T.D.; Pennington, R.T.; Daza, A. [17584] Peru K004846086 Yes
Zenteno, F.; Gallegos, S.; Rodriguez, P.; Terán, A.; Villanueva, G.; Nieves, W. [3310] Bolivia K004846116 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Daza, A.; Muellner, A. [s.n.] Peru K004846094 Yes
Campos, J.; Díaz, C.; Tineo, H.; Guevara, T. [5157] Peru K004846076 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [17870] Bolivia K004846127 Yes
Zenteno, F.; Cuevas, E.; Llanos, E. [4338] Bolivia K004846119 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Reynel, C.; Diaz, C. [12331] Peru K004846080 Yes
Ticona, E.; Araujo-Murakami, A.; Torrez, V.; Perez, C.; Jove, G.; Molina, L. [315] Bolivia K004846124 Yes
Cavero B, M. [143] Peru K004846083 Yes
Mathews [[733]] Peru K004846084 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Daza, A.; Muellner, A. [s.n.] Peru K004846091 Yes
Valenzuela, L.; Farfan, J.; Vizcardo, Y.; Reynaga, A. [3612] Peru K004846078 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Reynel, C.; Diaz, C. [12331] Peru K004846079 Yes
Llanos, S.I.; Villalobos, J. [4099] Bolivia K004846128 Yes
Gallegos, S.; Rodriguez, P.; Nieves, W. [97] Bolivia K004846115 Yes
St. G. Beck [31937] Bolivia K004846120 Yes
Wood, J.R.I.; Atahuachi, M.; Mercado, M. [19222] Bolivia K004846125 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Pennington, R.T.; Daza, A. [17584] Peru K004846088 Yes
Pennington, R.T.; Monro, A.K.; Daza, A. [1150] Peru K004846089 Yes
Cornejo, M.; Fuentes, A.; Ticona, E.; Sompero, S.; Cuqui, C. [177] Bolivia K004846129 Yes
Ortuño, T. [236] Bolivia K001769411 Yes
Calatayud, G.; Huamantupa, I.; Suclli, E.; Chama, V.; Cárdenas, L.; Luza, M.; Anaya, N.; Callalli, M. [3547] Peru K004846077 Yes
Cavero B, M. [143] Peru K004846082 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Daza, A.; Muellner, A. [s.n.] Peru K004846095 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Reynel, C.; Diaz, C. [12331] Peru K004846081 Yes
Zenteno, F.; Poma, A.; Cuevas, E. [3809] Bolivia K004846117 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Daza, A.; Muellner, A. [17723] Peru K004846096 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Daza, A.; Muellner, A. [s.n.] Peru K004846093 Yes
Vargas, I.; Jordán, C.; Vargas, A.; Cuchallo, D. [7264] Bolivia K004846121 Yes
Pearce, R. [s.n.] Peru K004846085 Yes
Zenteno, F.; Cuevas, E.; Llanos, E. [4288] Bolivia K004846118 Yes
Moraes, M.; Vargas, I. [1829] Bolivia K004846122 Yes
Wood, J.R.I. [10625] Bolivia K004846126 Yes
Lozano, R.; Cardos, J. [1398] Bolivia K004846123 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Daza, A.; Muellner, A. [s.n.] Peru K004846090 Yes
Sagástegui, A.; Dillon, M.O.; Leiva, S.; Zapata, M. [16763] Peru K004846087 Yes
Jorgensen, P.M.; Ulloa, C.; Vargas, H.; Lozano, P. [1530] Ecuador K004846075 Yes
Pennington, T.D.; Daza, A. [17476] Peru K004846092 Yes
Serrano, M.; Villalobos, J.; Lliully, A.; Peñaranda, J.A.; Lozano, R. [7085] Bolivia K004846130 Yes
Sep 14, 2005 Wood, J.R.I. [10625] Bolivia Cedrela lilloi K000036478 No
Sep 14, 2005 Wood, J.R.I. [10143] Bolivia Cedrela lilloi K000036479 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • EBC Common Names

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • 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/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • 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/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

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    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

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    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/