''Cedrela angustifolia'' is a species of

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in the mahogany 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 synca ...

. 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 Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, t ...

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and

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. 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.Grau, H. R. (2000)
Regeneration patterns of ''Cedrela lilloi'' (Meliaceae) in northwestern Argentina subtropical montane forests.
''Journal of Tropical Ecology'' 16(2) 227-42. However, it is a valuable timber tree. Some populations have faced substantial declines, and it is considered to be an endangered species.

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angustifolia Trees of Argentina Trees of Bolivia Trees of Brazil Trees of Paraguay Trees of Peru Endangered flora of South America Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxobox binomials not recognized by IUCN {{rosid-tree-stub