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Cedrela angustifolia
Also called Mexican Cedar, Red Cedar, Barbados Cedar, Cigar Box Wood, West Indian Cedar, Cigar Box Cedar
Spanish cedar is a fast-growing timber tree from the mahogany family, native to mountain forests of South America. It is grown for its valuable wood and shade rather than as a houseplant, and it needs a warm, frost-free climate with open sun.
Cedrela angustifolia is a species of tree in the mahogany family, Meliaceae. Local common names include cedro de Tucumán, cedro bayo, cedro coya, and cedro del cerro. It is native to South America, where it occurs in Argentina, Bolivia and Peru.
This is a species of mountain forests. It easily colonizes disturbed habitat, forming dense canopy. These stands still occur in Bolivia, and the tree is common in parts of Argentina. However, it is a valuable timber tree. Some populations have faced substantial declines, and it is considered to be an endangered species.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cedrela angustifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
