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Taxon:
Cedrela odorata
L.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Cedrela
Family:
Meliaceae
Nomen number:
9685
Place of publication:
Syst. nat. ed. 10, 2:940. 1759
Typification:
View in Linnean Typification Project
Verified:
11/10/1994
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Cedrela glaziovii
C. DC.
Cedrela mexicana
M. Roem.
No images
Conservation Status
CITES.
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.cites.org/eng/app/appendices.shtml
Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Boutelje, J. B.
1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
CITES.
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.cites.org/eng/app/appendices.shtml
Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds.
1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds.
1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
URL:
http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Cedrela+odorata&quantity=1
Howard, R.
1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Li, H. L. et al., eds.
1975-1979. Flora of Taiwan.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium.
1976. Hortus third.
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Pennington, T. D. & A. N. Muellner.
2010. A monograph of
Cedrela
(Meliaceae)
Pennington, T. D.
1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:374-379.
URL:
http://www.nybg.org/botany/ofn/
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Soukup, J.
1970. Vocabulario de los nombres vulgares de la flora peruana.
Weber, E.
2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds.
1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
URL:
http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2
1961. Webster's third new international dictionary.
Common names
English
Barbados-cedar –
Reference(s)
cigar-box-cedar –
Reference(s)
Mexican-cedar –
Reference(s)
Spanish-cedar –
Reference(s)
West Indian-cedar –
Reference(s)
French
cèdre acajou –
Reference(s)
cèdre des barbares –
Reference(s)
German
westindische Zeder –
Reference(s)
Spanish
cedro colorado –
Reference(s)
cedro real –
Reference(s)
Swedish
cigarrlådeträd –
Reference(s)
Transcribed Chinese
nan mei xiang chun –
Reference(s)
yang chun –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Northern America
Mexico
s.
1
Native
Southern America
Brazil
Brazil
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Antigua and Barbuda
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Barbados
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Cayman Islands
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Cuba
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Dominican Republic
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Grenada
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Guadeloupe
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Haiti
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Jamaica
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Martinique
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Netherlands Antilles
Curacao
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
St. Lucia
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
Trinidad and Tobago
1
Native
Southern America
Caribbean
United States
Puerto Rico
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Belize
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Costa Rica
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
El Salvador
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Guatemala
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Honduras
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Nicaragua
1
Native
Southern America
Central America
Panama
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
French Guiana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Guyana
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Suriname
1
Native
Southern America
Northern South America
Venezuela
1
Native
Southern America
Southern South America
Argentina
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Bolivia
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
1
Native
Southern America
Western South America
Peru
2
Cultivated
also cult.
4
Naturalized
Africa
Africa
tropical
4
Naturalized
Northern America
United States
s.e.
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Western South America
Ecuador
Galápagos
Native
Northern America
REGION:
Mexico
(s.)
Southern America
CARIBBEAN:
Netherlands Antilles
[Curacao],
Antigua and Barbuda
,
Barbados
,
Cuba
,
Cayman Islands
,
Dominica
,
Dominican Republic
,
Guadeloupe
,
Grenada
,
Haiti
,
Jamaica
,
St. Lucia
,
Martinique
,
Trinidad and Tobago
,
United States
[Puerto Rico]
CENTRAL AMERICA:
Belize
,
Costa Rica
,
Guatemala
,
Honduras
,
Nicaragua
,
Panama
,
El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
French Guiana
,
Guyana
,
Suriname
,
Venezuela
BRAZIL:
Brazil
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Bolivia
,
Ecuador
,
Peru
SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
REGION:
Africa
(tropical)
Northern America
REGION:
United States
(s.e.)
Southern America
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Ecuador
[Galápagos]
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
Weber, E.
2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Environmental
shade/shelter
for shade/shelter over coffee fide F Neotrop 28:379-384. 1981
Pennington, T. D.
1981. Meliaceae. Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 28:374-379.
URL:
http://www.nybg.org/botany/ofn/
Materials
essential oils
Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds.
1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
Materials
wood
timber
Boutelje, J. B.
1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Medicines
folklore
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Weed
Weber, E.
2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Name
References