Cedrela odorata L.

Filed As

Meliaceae
Cedrela odorata L.
Collector(s)

B. C. Bennett 3648 with Patricia Gomez Andrade, 31 Mar 1989
Location

Ecuador. Morona Santiago. Centro Shuar Yukutais.
Description

Tree to 20m with dbh 1.2m. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.
Collection Notes

Shuar Voucher
Specimen Notes

Deposited at NY 05/12/1997
Identifiers

NY Barcode: 00084914

Occurrence ID: 4296507c-6bb1-4527-b458-82a78dde918c
Related Publications

[Article] Bennett, Bradley C., et al. 2002. Ethnobotany of the Shuar of Eastern Ecuador. Advances Econ. Bot. 14: i--iii, 1--299.
LCCN Permalink: https://lccn.loc.gov/99016043
Local Name

séetur, uúnt séetur, cedro fino, West Indian cedar
Language
Shuar, Shuar, Spanish, English
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Kingdom

Plantae
Division

Magnoliophyta
Order

Sapindales
Family

Meliaceae
All Determinations

Cedrela odorata L. det T. D. Pennington, 1990
Note: ! 2009

Level 1 Use
MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS
Level 2 Use
Unspecified (Materials and Products)
Level 3 Use
Construction Material
Use Notes
The Shuar consider seetur to be one of the best woods to make posts, and planks and to construct houses Additional informants: GS & AC
Level 1 Use
MATERIALS AND PRODUCTS
Level 2 Use
Unspecified (Materials and Products)
Level 3 Use
Musical Instrument
Use Notes
They make drums (tampúr) from the hollowed trunk
Level 1 Use
MEDICINES
Level 2 Use
Digestive System Effects/Disorders
Level 3 Use
Stomachache
Use Notes
Used to treat stomachaches
Level 1 Use
POISONS/REPELLENTS/HAZARDS
Level 2 Use
Unspecified (Poisons/Repellents/Hazards)
Level 3 Use
Insectifuge

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