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{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|image = Cedrela odorata foliage.jpg
|image_caption = ''[[Cedrela odorata]]'' foliage
|taxon = Cedrela
|authority = [[Patrick Browne (physician)|P.Browne]]
|type_species=	''Cedrela odorata''
|type_species_authority = [[Carl Linnaeus|L.]]
|subdivision_ranks = Species
|subdivision = See text
}}
'''''Cedrela''''' is a genus of several species in the mahogany family, [[Meliaceae]].<ref name=":0" /> They are [[evergreen]] or dry-season [[deciduous]] [[tree]]s with pinnate [[leaf|leaves]], native to the [[tropical]] and subtropical New World, from southern [[Mexico]] south to northern [[Argentina]].<ref>{{Cite web|title = Neotropical Meliaceae - Neotropikey from Kew|url = http://www.kew.org/science/tropamerica/neotropikey/families/Meliaceae.htm|website = www.kew.org|access-date = 2016-01-25}}</ref><ref name=":1" />
On 28 October 2022, all Neo-tropic ''Cedrela'' species were added to [[CITES]] Appendix II.<ref>CoP18 listing of valuable Teatfish and Cedrela species in CITES Appendix II enters into force | Author: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora | Date: 28 October 2022 | URL: https://cites.org/eng/teatfish_cedrela_listing_AppendixII_CITES_28082020 | CITES | access-date = 2023-07-14</ref>
==Taxonomy ==
These species are currently accepted:<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|title = Meliaceae|publisher = New York Botanical Garden|date = 1981|isbn = 9780893272357|language = en|first = T. D.|last = Pennington|work = Flora Neotropica}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite book|title = A Monograph of Cedrela (Meliaceae)|publisher = dh books|date = 2010|isbn = 9780953813476|language = en|first = T. D.|last = Pennington|first2 = Alexandra N.|last2 = Muellner}}</ref>
*''[[Cedrela angustifolia]]'' <small>Sessé & Moc. ex C.DC.</small> – Argentina, [[Bolivia]], [[Brazil]], [[Ecuador]], [[Peru]]
*''[[Cedrela discolor]]'' <small>S.F. Blake</small>
*''[[Cedrela dugesii]]'' <small>S.Watson</small>
*''[[Cedrela fissilis]]'' <small>Vell.</small> – [[Costa Rica]] south to Argentina
*''[[Cedrela kuelapensis]]'' <small>T.D. Penn. & Daza</small>
*''[[Cedrela longipetiolulata]]'' <small>Harms</small>
*''[[Cedrela molinensis]]'' <small>T.D. Penn. & Reynel</small>
*''[[Cedrela monroensis]]'' <small>T.D. Penn.</small>
*''[[Cedrela montana]]'' <small>Moritz ''ex'' Turcz</small> – [[Colombia]] & Ecuador
*''[[Cedrela nebulosa]]'' <small>T.D. Penn. & Daza</small>
*''[[Cedrela odorata]]'' <small>L.</small> –  [[West Indies]] and from 24°&nbsp;N in Mexico south to 28°&nbsp;S in [[Argentina]]
*''[[Cedrela oaxacensis]]'' <small>C.DC. & Rose</small>
*''[[Cedrela saltensis]]'' <small>M.A. Zapater & del Castillo</small>
*''[[Cedrela salvadorensis]]'' <small>Standl.</small> – [[Central America]]
*''[[Cedrela tonduzii]]'' <small>C.DC.</small> – Central America
*''[[Cedrela weberbaueri]]'' <small>Harms</small>
==Distribution and habitat==
''[[Cedrela odorata]]'' is the most common species in the genus, widespread in seasonally dry tropical and subtropical forests; it is deciduous in the dry season which may last several months. ''[[Cedrela angustifolia|C. angustifolia]]'' and ''[[Cedrela montana|C. montana]]'' occur at higher altitudes in moister conditions, and are evergreen or only briefly deciduous.
[[File:Semillas de Cedro.JPG|left|thumb|Open fruits of ''Cedrela sp.'' showing the central column]]
==Uses==
''[[Cedrela odorata]]'' is a [[timber]] tree that produces a lightweight, fragrant wood with resistance to wood-boring insects (e.g., [[termite]]s) and is also rot-resistant.{{Cn|date=November 2023}} The wood is often sold under the name "Spanish-cedar" (it is neither Spanish nor a cedar), and is the traditional wood used for making [[cigar box]]es, as well as being used for general outdoor and construction work, paneling and veneer wood, and necks and linings (interior strips of wood that attach the top and bottom of the guitar to the sides) of classical guitars and some electric guitars. Some species are now CITES-listed, in particular ''Cedrela odorata''.<ref name="CITES species database entry for Cedrela odorata">{{Cite web|url=http://www.unep-wcmc-apps.org/isdb/CITES/Taxonomy/tax-species-result.cfm?displaylanguage=eng&Genus=%25Cedrela%25&source=plants&Species=odorata&Country=|title=CITES species database entry for Cedrela odorata|access-date=2012-10-22}}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It is also grown as an [[Ornamental plant|ornamental tree]], and has become [[naturalized]] in some areas in [[Africa]], southeast [[Asia]] and [[Hawaii]]. The other species have similar wood, but are less-used due to scarcity.
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.cites.org/eng/resources/species.html CITES database entrance]
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[[Category:Meliaceae genera]]