Cedrelinga

Cedrelinga
Trunk of Cedrelinga cateniformis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Cedrelinga
Ducke
Species:
C. cateniformis
Binomial name
Cedrelinga cateniformis
(Ducke) Ducke[2]
Synonyms
  • Cedrelinga catenaeformis (Ducke) Ducke
  • Piptadenia cateniformis Ducke
  • Pithecellobium cateniformis (Ducke) L. Cárdenas

Cedrelinga is a genus of trees in the family Fabaceae.[3] The only accepted species is Cedrelinga cateniformis, called tornillo or cedrorana, which is native to South America.[3] It is occasionally harvested for its straight-grained timber.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Cedrelinga cateniformis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T62021590A149004053. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T62021590A149004053.en. Retrieved 8 January 2023.
  2. ^ Archivos do Jardim Botanico do Rio de Janeiro 3:70, estampa 6. 1922 "catenaeformis"
  3. ^ a b Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 115. ISBN 9780123969545.