Cedrela fissilis Vell.

Cedar (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Meliaceae > Cedrela

Characteristics

A tree. It grows 20 m tall. The trunk can be 1 m across.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 25.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Found in lowlands along streams and upland rain forests. A species of tropical, lowland to submontane forest of various types. Found in both dense primary and more open secondary forest, favouring deep, moist, fertile soils.
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It is a tropical plant.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 4-6
Soil texture 1-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses gum material medicinal timber wood
Edible fruits leaves nectars
Therapeutic use Emetic (unspecified), Leucorrhea (unspecified), Astringent (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Habit

Cedrela fissilis habit picture by Trap Hers (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Cedrela fissilis leaf picture by Patrícia Bertochi (cc-by-sa)
Cedrela fissilis leaf picture by Makoto Makoto (cc-by-sa)
Cedrela fissilis leaf picture by Makoto Makoto (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Cedrela fissilis flower picture by Makoto Makoto (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Cedrela fissilis fruit picture by Makoto Makoto (cc-by-sa)
Cedrela fissilis fruit picture by Makoto Makoto (cc-by-sa)
Cedrela fissilis fruit picture by Makoto Makoto (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Cedrela fissilis world distribution map, present in Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Cameroon, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Trinidad and Tobago, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Cedrela fissilis threat status: Vulnerable

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:577744-1
WFO ID wfo-0000592409
COL ID RZYL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 841474
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Cedrela tubiflora f. angustifolia Cedrela hirsuta Cedrela longiflora Cedrela macrocarpa Cedrela pachyrhachis Cedrela pilgeri Surenus fissilis Cedrela barbata Cedrela brasiliensis Cedrela brunellioides Cedrela elliptica Cedrela tubiflora Cedrela brasiliensis var. australis Cedrela fissilis var. glabrior Cedrela fissilis var. macrocarpa Cedrela tubiflora subsp. bertoniensis Cedrela tubiflora var. intermedia Cedrela tubiflora var. lagenaria Cedrela tubiflora var. grandifolia Cedrela tubiflora f. grandifolia Cedrela tubiflora f. parvifoliola Cedrela tubiflora f. typica Cedrela tubiflora subsp. tubiflora Cedrela regnellii Cedrela fissilis