Cedrela montana

Cedrela montana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae
Genus: Cedrela
Species: C. montana
Binomial name
Cedrela montana
Moritz ex Turcz

Cedrela montana is a species of tree in the Meliaceae family.[1] It is found in the Andes of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru between 1050 – 3600 meters of elevation.[1][2]

Description

Trees up to 20 m (~60 ft) tall, trunk with fissured bark.[2] Imparipinnate leaves 20–55 cm long, with ovate-elliptic or ovate-oblong (sometimes oblong) leaflets.[2] Inflorescences between 12 and 30 cm long, with small greenish to cream colored flowers that grow in bunches.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 "Tropicos | Name - Cedrela montana Moritz ex Turcz.". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Pennington, T. D. (1981-01-01). Meliaceae. Published for Organization for Flora Neotropica by the New York Botanical Garden. ISBN 9780893272357.
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