Plant Details

Accepted name:: Cedrela odorata L. [Meliaceae]
Source:: World Checklist ( Medium Taxonomic Confidence )
More about this plant:: Plants of the World Online

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
acajou	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
acuy	Other	Med. Pl. of the Popoluca, Mexico (Leonti et al., 2002)
american cedar	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
barbados-cedar	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
brazilian mahogany	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
cedrela	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
cedrella	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
cedro	Other	Guatemalan Med. Pl. Against Cancer (Cates et al., 2014) Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016) Med. & Magic Pl. from a Market, Brazil (de Albuquerque et al., 2007) Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009) Med. Pl. in Ethnobot./Relig. Trads., Cuba (Carlomagno et al., 2015) Med. Pl. in Public Markets, Amazon (Costa Lima et al., 2016) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) Med. Pl. of the Achuar, Ecuador (Giovannini, 2015) Med. Pl. of the Popoluca, Mexico (Leonti et al., 2002) Pl. Res. of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley, Mexico (Casas et al., 2001) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
cedro amargo	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
cedro colorado	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
cedro real	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
cedro-cheiroso	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
cedro-rosa	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
central american cedar	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
cigar-box cedar	Other	U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
cigar-box tree	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
cigar-box-cedar	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
cigarrlådeträd	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
cèdre acajou	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
cèdre des barbares	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
hibúari	Other	Med. Pl. E Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996)
honduras cedar	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
kanu	Other	Med. Pl. of the Achuar, Ecuador (Giovannini, 2015)
ku che´	Other	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
kunkuinumy	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
k´uuy che´	Other	Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
mexican cedar	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
mexican-cedar	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
nan mei xiang chun	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
spanish cedar	Other	Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016)
spanish-cedar	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
west indian cedar	Other	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999)
west indian-cedar	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
westindische zeder	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)
xidaekë	Other	Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021)
yang chun	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:
Bark		Med. Pl. of the Achuar, Ecuador (Giovannini, 2015)
leaves		Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016)
Bark (inner)		Guatemalan Med. Pl. Against Cancer (Cates et al., 2014)
stem		Med. & Magic Pl. from a Market, Brazil (de Albuquerque et al., 2007)
bark		Med. Pl. in Public Markets, Amazon (Costa Lima et al., 2016)
bark		Med. Pl. E Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996)
stem bark		Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008)
stem-bark		Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007)
Bark, Fresh entire plant		Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009)

Kew's taxonomic resources include 37 scientific synonym(s) for this plant:

Cedrela glaziovii C.DC. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 11(1): 224 (1878).
Cedrela mexicana M.Roem. Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 1: 137 (1846).
Cedrela occidentalis C.DC. & Rose Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 5: 190 (1899).
Cedrela rotunda S.F.Blake Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 33: 109 (1920).
Cedrela adenophylla Mart. Fl. Bras. 11(1): 226 (1878), nom. nud.
Cedrela amara Goebel Organogr. Pfl.: 106 (1898), nom. nud.
Cedrela brachystachya (C.DC.) C.DC. Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 10: 168 (1907).
Cedrela brownei Loefl. Iter Hispan.: 183 (1758), name not published, misinterpretation of generic entry.
Cedrela caldasana C.DC. Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 10: 170 (1907).
Cedrela cedro Loefl. Iter Hispan.: 183 (1758).
Cedrela cubensis Bisse Feddes Repert. 85: 595 (1974).
Cedrela guianensis A.Juss. Bull. Sci. Nat. Géol. 23: 241 (1830).
Cedrela hassleri (C.DC.) C.DC. Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 10: 172 (1907).
Cedrela huberi Ducke Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 3: 189 (1922).
Cedrela imparipinnata C.DC. Bot. Gaz. 19: 4 (1894).
Cedrela longipes S.F.Blake Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 24: 9 (1922).
Cedrela mexicana var. puberula C.DC. Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 5: 427 (1905).
Cedrela mourae C.DC. Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 10: 171 (1907).
Cedrela odorata Ruiz & Pav. Fl. Peruv. 3: 9 (1802), nom. illeg.
Cedrela odorata Vell. Fl. Flumin.: 74 (1829), sensu auct.
Cedrela odorata var. xerogeiton Rizzini & Heringer Anais Acad. Brasil. Ci. 38(Suppl.): 112 (1966).
Cedrela palustris Handro Arq. Bot. Estado São Paulo, n.s., 3: 223 (1962).
Cedrela paraguariensis Mart. Flora 20(2 Beibl.): 93 (1837).
Cedrela paraguariensis var. brachystachya C.DC. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 1: 738 (1878).
Cedrela paraguariensis var. hassleri C.DC. Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, 3: 413 (1903).
Cedrela paraguariensis var. multijuga C.DC. in A.L.P.P.de Candolle & A.C.P.de Candolle, Monogr. Phan. 1: 738 (1878).
Cedrela sintenisii C.DC. Annuaire Conserv. Jard. Bot. Genève 10: 169 (1907).
Cedrela velloziana M.Roem. Fam. Nat. Syn. Monogr. 1: 137 (1846).
Cedrela whitfordii S.F.Blake Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 33: 110 (1920).
Cedrela yucatana S.F.Blake Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 33: 110 (1920).
Cedrus odorata Mill. Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 1 (1768).
Surenus brownei (Loefl.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 111 (1891), not validly publ.
Surenus glaziovii (C.DC.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 111 (1891).
Surenus guianensis (A.Juss.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 111 (1891).
Surenus mexicana (M.Roem.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 111 (1891).
Surenus paraguariensis (Mart.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 111 (1891).
Surenus velloziana (M.Roem.) Kuntze Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 111 (1891).

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Cedrela glaziovii C.DC.	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Cedrela mexicana M.J.Roem	Med. Pl. in Ethnobot./Relig. Trads., Cuba (Carlomagno et al., 2015)
Cedrela mexicana M.Roem.	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Cedrela occidentalis C.DC. & Rose	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)
Cedrela odorata	Consv. of Indonesian Med. Pl. (Cahyaningsih, 2020) Med. Pl. and Extracts Market News Service (Brinkmann et al., 2009) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015)
Cedrela odorata L.	GRIN Report: World Economic Pl. (Wiersema & León, 1999) Guatemalan Med. Pl. Against Cancer (Cates et al., 2014) Guía de la Col. de Pl. Med. de PCTY (Méndez González et al., 2016) Herbs of Commerce (McGuffin et al., 2000) Med. & Magic Pl. from a Market, Brazil (de Albuquerque et al., 2007) Med. & Pois. Pl. NE Brazil (Agra et al., 2007) Med. Pl. Argentine Flora (Barboza et al., 2009) Med. Pl. E Nicaragua (Coe et al., 1996) Med. Pl. Latin America (Duke, 2009) Med. Pl. for Diabetes in C America (Giovannini et al., 2016) Med. Pl. in Public Markets, Amazon (Costa Lima et al., 2016) Med. Pl. of Brazil (Mors et al., 2000) Med. Pl. of NE Brazil (Fátima Agra et al., 2008) Med. Pl. of the Achuar, Ecuador (Giovannini, 2015) Med. Pl. of the Popoluca, Mexico (Leonti et al., 2002) Med. and Magical Pl. of S Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997) Pl. Res. of the Tehuacán-Cuicatlán Valley, Mexico (Casas et al., 2001) Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2021) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020) SOTWP 2016: Kew Economic Botany Collection (RBG, Kew, 2015) SOTWP 2016: PROTA (2015) SOTWP 2016: Pl. for Malaria, Pl. for Fever (Milliken, 2015) SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. & Fungi Project (2015) U.S. FDA Substance Registration System (2016) World Checklist of Useful Pl. Spp. (Diazgranados et al., 2020) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)
Cedrela odorata Linn.	SOTWP 2016: Useful Pl. of W Tropical Africa (2015)
Cedrela rotunda S.F.Blake	SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 1999) SEPASAL Database (RBG, Kew, 2020)

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