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Tree Species (Scientific Name)
Cedrelinga cateniformis
Lumber
Medicinal
Product
Tree Family
Fabaceae
Average Leaf Size (cm)
Unknown
Tree Height
Large (> 35m)
Elevational Range (m)
400–1500m
0 3000
Distribution
Native
Exotic
Native to Peru

Native to

Region
Americas
Latin America
Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Coffee Agroforestry Information

Coffee System
Arabica
Coffee Impact
Beneficial to coffee
Prevalence
Unknown
Cultivation
Natural
Tree Management
Seeds dispersed by wind.

Tree Benefits and Uses

Farmer Uses
  • Lumber
  • Medicinal
  • Product
It is commonly harvested from the wild for its wood, which is an important building wood used locally and also exported. Wood used for cabinet making, triplex houses, floors, carts, decorative sheets, turnery, and construction. Used in baths to heal skin infections and also used to induce vomiting.
Farm Services
  • Reforestation
  • Nitrogen Fixation
Biodiversity Benefits
Yes

Citations

Citations

Plants of the World Online POWO (2022). "Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org;

Cedrelinga cateniformis (Ducke) Ducke in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed on 2022-07-13. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei;

Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2022-07-13. tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Cedrelinga+cateniformis;

Lombard, L., et al. "A new bark canker disease of the tropical hardwood tree Cedrelinga cateniformis in Ecuador." Fungal Diversity 31 (2008): 73-81.;

Mendoza, A. L. M., & Guerrero, M. H. (2010). Catálogo de los árboles y afines de la Selva Central del Perú. Arnaldoa, 17, 203-242.

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