Cedrela montana

Cedrela montana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae
Genus: Cedrela
Species:
C. montana
Binomial name
Cedrela montana

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]

Taxonomy

The Latin specific epithet montana refers to mountains or coming from mountains.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Tropicos | Name - Cedrela montana Moritz ex Turcz". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  2. ^ a b c d Pennington, T. D. (1981-01-01). Meliaceae. Published for Organization for Flora Neotropica by the New York Botanical Garden. ISBN 9780893272357.
  3. ^ Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins, p. 239, at Google Books