''Cedrela fissilis'' is a species of

tree In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, e.g., including only woody plants with secondary growth, only ...

in the family

Meliaceae Meliaceae, the mahogany family, is a flowering plant family of mostly trees and shrubs (and a few herbaceous plants, mangroves) in the order Sapindales. They are characterised by alternate, usually pinnate leaves without stipules, and by syncarp ...

. It is native to Central and South America, where it is distributed from

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.''Cedrela fissilis''.
Germplasm Resources Information Network. USDA ARS. Its common names include Argentine cedar, ''cedro batata'', ''cedro blanco'', "Acaju-catinga" (its Global Trees entry) and ''cedro colorado''. Once a common lowland forest tree, this species has been overexploited for timber and is now considered to be

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. A few populations are stable, but many have been reduced, fragmented, and

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. The wood is often sold in batches with Cuban cedar (''Cedrela odorata'').

References

https://globaltrees.org/threatened-trees/trees/acaju-catinga/ fissilis Flora of Central America Flora of northern South America Flora of southern South America Flora of western South America Trees of South America Endangered plants Endangered flora of North America Endangered flora of South America Trees of Brazil Trees of Peru Trees of Argentina Trees of Costa Rica Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Meliaceae-stub