Cedrela montana is a species of tree in the Meliaceae family.[1] It is found in the Andes of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru between 1050 – 3600 meters of elevation.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Meliaceae |
| Genus: | Cedrela |
| Species: | C. montana
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| Binomial name | |
| Cedrela montana | |
Description
editTrees up to 20 m (~60 ft) tall, trunk with fissured bark.[2] Imparipinnate leaves 20–55 cm long, with ovate-elliptic or ovate-oblong (sometimes oblong) leaflets.[2] Inflorescences between 12 and 30 cm long, with small greenish to cream colored flowers that grow in bunches.[2]
Taxonomy
editThe Latin specific epithet montana refers to mountains or coming from mountains.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b "Tropicos | Name - Cedrela montana Moritz ex Turcz". www.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
- ^ a b c d Pennington, T. D. (1981-01-01). Meliaceae. Published for Organization for Flora Neotropica by the New York Botanical Garden. ISBN 9780893272357.
- ^ Archibald William Smith A Gardener's Handbook of Plant Names: Their Meanings and Origins, p. 239, at Google Books