Cedrela occurs as genus of vii coinage in the family meliaceae Meliaceae. It is evergreen or dry-season deciduous trees with pinnate leaves, native to the tropical and subtropical Just released Globe, from either southern Mexico south to northern Argentina.

Species
Cedrela fissilis Vell. - Costa Rica south to Argentina Cedrela hirsuta C. DC. - Paraguay Cedrela lilloi C. DC. - Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Ecuador Cedrela treasure state Moritz ex Turcz - Colombia, Ecuador Cedrela odorata L. (Cedro Hembra) - West Indies and from 24°N witharound Mexico south to 28°S in Argentina Cedrela salvadorensis Standl. - Central America Cedrela tonduzii C. DC. - Central America

Cedrela odorata is the commonest metal money around the genus, far flung in seasonally dry tropical & subtropic forests; these are deciduous in the dry year which might previous many months. C. lilloi & C. montana occur at higher altitudes around damp conditions, & come evergreen or even lone briefly deciduous.

These extra list keep around been published, however are non okay, accepted when distinct taxa (watch Pennington & Styles 1981): C. angustifolia, C. balansae, C. barbata, C. boliviana, C. brunelliodes, C. ciliolata, C. discolor, C. febrifuga, C. guanensis, C. mexicana, C. oaxacensis, C. occidentalis, C. pacayana, C. paraguariensis, C. rosei, C. rotunda, C. saxatilis, C. sintenisii, C. steinbachii, C. velutina.

A select few authors take a wider review of a genus, & include the related Asian - Australasian genus Toona in Cedrela.

Uses
Cedrela odorata occurs as crucial timber tree, producing a lightweight fragrant wood by using an expert trend lines to termites & more wood-boring insects, and too decompose-insubordinate open. A wood is typically sold under a title "Spanish-cedar" (prefer numerous br&, confusing when these are neither Spanish nor the cedar), and is the traditional wood utilized for making cigar boxes, when well as existence utilized for general outdoor & construction operate, pane & veneer wood. Note that these are nowadays CITES-used. These are too grown as an decorative tree, & has turn into naturalised around some areas in Africa, southeast Asia and Hawaii. A more mintage use similar wood, however come less-utilized due to scarceness.