Biology:Cedrela montana

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Short description: Species of tree

Cedrela montana
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Scientific classification edit
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 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. 1.0 1.1 "Tropicos | Name - Cedrela montana Moritz ex Turcz.". http://www.tropicos.org/Name/20400053. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Pennington, T. D. (1981-01-01). Meliaceae. Published for Organization for Flora Neotropica by the New York Botanical Garden. ISBN 9780893272357. https://books.google.com/books?id=jo1PAQAAIAAJ. 
  3. Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins, p. 239, at Google Books

Wikidata ☰ Q4503668 entry