The bark is used in folk remedies for the treatment of diarrhea, vomiting, fever and inflammation. Cedrela odorata in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. A downloadable pdf document of a book in prepublication awaiting illustration. Pdf the width of the increment zones in the xylem of swietenia macrophylla king and cedrela odorata l. Dried, finely ground hcartwood of cedrela odorata 500 g was extracted by percolation with cgh 2 1. Embryo explants from ungerminated mature seeds were placed on driver and kuniyuki walnut dkw medium using 0. The objectives of this work were to determine the cardinal temperatures and thermal time for seeds of cedrela odorata and to predict. Pdf dendroecological investigations on swietenia macrophylla. Pdf for knowing the effect that causes the extract from the leaves of the cedar cedrela odorata l. Currently, this species faces serious problems due to selective cutting and environmental degradation, which together have. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
Odour is a characteristic of this plant, leaves smelling strongly of garlic or onions, and flowers having a strong malty smell. To assess the extent of the genetic diversity within and between populations of this species, samples were obtained from 10 widely dispersed populations within costa rica and. Department of agriculture agricultural research service. Chloroplast dna phylogeography reveals colonization. Evaluation of the phenolic compounds and antioxidant activity of cedrela odorata l. Research article intercropping cedrela odorata with.
Article thermal time and cardinal temperatures for germination of cedrela odorata l. Flowering and fruiting periods vary throughout the trees range. Cedrela odorata is a commercially important species of tree in the chinaberry family, meliaceae. Pagka karon wala pay siak nga nalista ubos niini niya.
In addition, they coincide with those of carter et al. Spanish cedar, an economically important timber species native to the american tropics, is the focus of increasing conservation concern due to high rates of deforestation within its native range. Targeting genetic resource conservation in widespread species. Pharmacological and genotoxic properties of polyphenolic. Evidencebased complementary and alternative medicine. It is extensively planted in tropical africa, in west as well as east and southern africa, and in madagascar. Cedro hembra cedrela odorata is the most commercially important and widely distributed species in the genus cedrela. Targeting genetic resource conservation in widespread. Support adoption of proposal 250 years of harvest combined with habitat loss has resulted in population decline spanish cedar cedrela odorata is a tropical hardwood found throughout central and south america, from mexico through central america and the caribbean south to. T mngmnt of bigleaf mahoganyswietenia macrophylla, cedarcedrela odorata mahogany news 04. Morphological variation of cedrela odorata meliaceae scielo. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the.
Cedrela odorata is the most common species in the genus, widespread in seasonally dry tropical and subtropical forests. Genetic variation in costa rican populations of the. Cryptic species and phylogeographical structure in the tree cedrela odorata l. It prefers fertile, freedraining weakly acidic soils. Thermal time models are useful to determine the thermal and temporal requirements for seed germination. Cedrela odorata is a \tree up to 40m high with a diameter larger than 2m. Cedrela odorata is a deciduous tree growing to 30 m 98ft by 30 m 98ft at a fast rate.
It is a complex disease involving environmental factors and genetic factors. Native to the tropical region of america, cedrela odorata is naturally distributed from northern mexico through central. Known as spanishcedar in english commerce, the aromatic wood is in high demand in the american tropics because it is naturally termite and rotresistant. Mexico, through central america and the west indies, and into south.
Characterization of chloroplast region rrn16rrn23s from the tropical. Ang cedrela odorata sakop sa kahenera nga cedrela sa kabanay nga meliaceae. Blake cedrela longipetiolulata harms cedrela mexicana m. This page was last edited on 18 september 2014, at 21. In mexico, it blooms may through august, and the fruits ripen during the dry season. The flowers are yellowgreen 386 part iispecies descriptions cedrela odorata l. Cites appendix iii protected in at least one country, trade controlled global jan. Usda, ars, germplasm resources information network. The oily residue obtained on evaporation was washed with light petroleum b. Atopic dermatitis ad is a chronic, relapsing inflammatory skin disease accompanied by itching. Pdf micropropagation and genetic transformation of.
Juglans regia showed greater extract concentration and higher antioxidant activity. Hypoglycemic activity in rats was assessed by generating a glucose tolerance curve and determining the area under the curve auc. Cedrela odorata is a deciduous tree up to 35 m tall, sometimes with small buttresses. Timber plantations have been established in cote divoire, ghana, uganda, tanzania, madagascar and south africa, and in several. Meliaceae occurs in the atlantic forest, amazon rain forest, riparian forest of the country, and wetlands, which. Author links open overlay panel s cavers a c navarro b a. This information may be used as a criterion for species distribution in projected scenarios of climate change, especially in threatened species like red cedar. Current and future distribution of the tropical tree. Cedrela odorata originates from tropical america, but is now much cultivated for its timber and as an ornamental or wayside tree throughout the tropics.
The most recent revision reduced the number of species in the genus to seven styles, 1981. Thermal time and cardinal temperatures for germination of. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. Plant regeneration in spanish cedar, cedrela odorata l. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Pratt 0010 k west indies, antigua gu338247 cedrela saltensis m. In the introduced range, cedrela odorata occurs in tropical and subtropical forests and forest edges, especially those with well drained soils and some disturbance. Unep world conservation monitoring centre, cambridge. Conditions for induction of embryogenic nodules and subsequent somatic embryogenesis in the tropical hardwood cedrela odorata are described. Red cedar cedrela odorata l nomenclature follows, is the second most important tropical timber species in the forest industry in mexico, only surpassed by mahogany swietenia macrophylla. It has great economic potential for its excellent features and high commercial timber value 18. The genus cedrela has undergone two major systematic revisions since 1960.