Cedrela montana
| Cedrela montana | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | 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 family Meliaceae.[1] It is found in the Andes of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru between 1050–3600 m altitude.[1][2]
Description
Trees up to 25 m tall rarely to 50 m 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-white to creamy flowers, fading to yellow, that grow in bunches.[2] The largest individual, called "Cedro Gigante" in Pico Codazzi National Monument, eastern Venezuela is 47 m in height and a girth of 22 m with minor buttressing.[3]
Taxonomy
The Latin specific epithet montana refers to mountains or coming from mountains.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Tropicos | Name - Cedrela montana Moritz ex Turcz". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
- ^ a b c d Pennington, T. D. (1981-01-01). Meliaceae. Published for Organization for Flora Neotropica by the New York Botanical Garden. pp. 370–372. ISBN 9780893272357.
- ^ Anonymous (n.d.). "ParksWatch Venezuela - Pico Codazzi Natural Monument". Retrieved 2 March 2011.
- ^ Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins, p. 239, at Google Books