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Taxon

Cedrela odorata L.

Protologue Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 940. 1759 [7 Jun 1759]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
EDGE • Vulnerable
Cedrela odorata--So. Africa. Durban Botanic Garden. 24 Nov 02. 142.jpg

Cedrela odorata--So. Africa. Durban Botanic Garden. 24 Nov 02. 142.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cedrela odorata--So. Africa. Durban Botanic Garden. 24 Nov 02. 141.jpg

Cedrela odorata--So. Africa. Durban Botanic Garden. 24 Nov 02. 141.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cedrela odorata--MX. Chiapas. Tuxtla Gtz., Jard. Bot. F. Miranda.  20 Mch 03. 001.jpg

Cedrela odorata--MX. Chiapas. Tuxtla Gtz., Jard. Bot. F. Miranda. 20 Mch 03. 001.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Cedrela odorata--MX. Chiapas. Tuxtla Gtz., Jard. Bot. F. Miranda.  20 Mch 03. 002.jpg

Cedrela odorata--MX. Chiapas. Tuxtla Gtz., Jard. Bot. F. Miranda. 20 Mch 03. 002.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Native to 38 botanical countries across Northern America and Southern America; introduced into Bangladesh, Cameroon, China Southeast, Comoros, Eswatini, Galápagos, Gambia, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Madagascar, New Caledonia, Northern Provinces, Solomon Is., Tanzania, Uganda (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

No collection number

March 20, 2003

Location

Mexico, Chiapas (Parque Jardin Botanico Dr. Faustino Miranda)

Location Remarks

Calzada los Hombres Ilustres S/N, Prolongacion 5 Norte.

Collectors

No collectors specified

No collection number

November 24, 2002

Location

Bolivia, La Paz, Franz Tamayo (Durban Botanic Gardens)

36.728611, 2.194444

Location Remarks

70 St. Thomas Road, Durban

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Sapindales

Family

Meliaceae

Genus

Cedrela

Specific Epithet

odorata

Authorship

L.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 5.2

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

EDGE List

Threat status

Vulnerable

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

1.2

Global rank

#31,794 of 335,497

Top 10%

Extinction probability

24%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →