Cedrela odorata L.

  • Filed As

    Meliaceae
    Cedrela odorata L.

  • Collector(s)

    M. E. Palmer 16, 18 Jul 1994

  • Location

    Belize. Cayo. Santa Familia Road 200 yds from Belize River.

  • Habitat

    Disturbed, forest has been harvested for timber.

  • Description

    Tall roadside tree, ca. 65 ft; bark corrugated like ash, grey-brown; leaves compound, dark green and smooth with vairiable number of paired leaflets on stem and smooth midvein; in bud.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 840393

    Occurrence ID: 720f7fb5-79f9-4664-9b52-40b7e2fd7c23

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Sapindales

  • Family

    Meliaceae

  • All Determinations

    Cedrela odorata L. det M. E. Palmer, 1994
    Note: ! D. Atha, 1997

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Belize

  • State/Province

    Cayo

  • Locality

    Santa Familia Road 200 yds from Belize River

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The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of Belize
Meliaceae
Tall roadside tree, ca. 65 ft; bark corrugated like ash, grey-
brown; leaves compound, dark green and smooth with
vairiable number of paired leaflets on stem and smooth
midvein; in bud.
Use: For snakebite. Polo Romero (healer.) uses 23 cm bark
strip, boil ih 2 qts water alone or with 18 cm of Billy Webb
or chicoloro or Red Cockspur root; drink 1/2 glass every
hour to stop bleeding and slow poison. Also used for bruises,
falls, postoperative states, internal injuries, abdominal pam*
clear lungs of mucus. Bitter bark used as a tome
Local name: cedar [English], cedro, ku-che
NYdb
Cedrela odorata L.
det. M. Ä Palmer, 1994
Belize. Cayo District. Santa Familia Road 200 yds from
Belize River. Disturbed, forest has been harvested for
timber.
00840393