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Cedrela fissilis (Cedar)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Cedrela fissilis is a species of tree in the family Meliaceae. It is native to Central and South America, where it is distributed from Costa Rica to Argentina. Its common names include Argentine cedar, cedro batata, cedro blanco, and cedro colorado. Once a common lowland forest tree, this species has been overexploited for timber and is now considered to be endangered. A few populations are stable, but many have been reduced, fragmented, and extirpated. The wood is often sold in batches with Cuban cedar (Cedrela odorata).
View Wikipedia Record: Cedrela fissilis

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Cedrela fissilis

Attributes

Janka Hardness [1]  480 lbf (218 kgf) Very Soft
Specific Gravity [2]  0.49

Predators

Amazona vinacea (Vinaceous-breasted Amazon)[3]
Callimico goeldii (Goeldi's monkey)[4]
Callithrix aurita (white-eared marmoset)[5]
Hemiberlesia diffinis[6]

External References

Citations

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♦ 1Wood Janka Hardness Scale/Chart J W Morlan's Unique Wood Gifts
♦ 2Jérôme Chave, Helene C. Muller-Landau, Timothy R. Baker, Tomás A. Easdale, Hans ter Steege, Campbell O. Webb, 2006. Regional and phylogenetic variation of wood density across 2,456 neotropical tree species. Ecological Applications 16(6), 2356 - 2367
♦ 3Cockle, K., G. Capuzzi, A. Bodrati, R. Clay, H. del Castillo, M. Velázquez, JI Areta, N. Fariña, and R. Fariña. 2007. Distribution, abundance, and conservation of Vinaceous Amazons (Amazona vinacea) in Argentina and Paraguay Journal of Field Ornithology 78:21–39
♦ 4Exudates as a Fallback Food for Callimico goeldii, LEILA M. PORTER, PAUL A. GARBER, AND EDILIO NACIMENTO, American Journal of Primatology 71:120–129 (2009)
♦ 5Diet of Buffy Tufted-Eared Marmosets (Callithrix aurita) in a Forest Fragment in Southeastern Brazil, Milene M. Martins and Eleonore Z. F. Setz, International Journal of Primatology, Vol. 21, No. 3, 2000, pp. 467-476
♦ 6Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0