Cedrelinga

Cedrelinga is a genus of trees in the legume family, Fabaceae.[2] The only accepted species is Cedrelinga cateniformis, called tornillo or cedrorana, which is native to South America.[2] It is occasionally harvested for its straight-grained timber.

Cedrelinga
Trunk of Cedrelinga cateniformis.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoideae
Genus: Cedrelinga
Ducke
Species:
C. cateniformis
Binomial name
Cedrelinga cateniformis
(Ducke) Ducke[1]
Synonyms
  • Cedrelinga catenaeformis (Ducke) Ducke
  • Piptadenia cateniformis Ducke
  • Pithecellobium cateniformis (Ducke) L. Cárdenas

References

  1. Archivos do Jardim Botanico do Rio de Janeiro 3:70, estampa 6. 1922 "catenaeformis"
  2. Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 115. ISBN 9780123969545.
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