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Cedrela odorata

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Cedro-cheiroso
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C. odorata
Binomial name
Cedrela odorata

Cedrela odorata (Cedro-cheiroso) is a tree semicaducifolio in our climate, monoecious, 10-15 m high, going so far as to reach 30 m in his zones of origin, of rounded and dense glass and trunk with the thick crust, of color gray - brown, with longitudinal irregular fissures. Pinnately compound leaves, grouped towards the end of the branches, 15-50 cm long, with 5-11 pairs of opposite or alternate, often scythe-shaped leaflets, lanceolate to oblong, 7-15 x 3-5 cm, with the base obliquely truncated and asymmetric. This plant is often used for honey production (beekeeping).

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