Tropical Plant Database - Plant Details

Seeds gathered in Costa Rica March, 1982

"A very important timber tree, producing a lightweight fragrant wood with very good resistance to termites and other wood-boring insects, and also rot-resistant outdoors. The wood is often sold under the name "Spanish-cedar" (like many trade names, confusing as it is neither Spanish nor a cedar), and is the traditional wood used for making cigar boxes, as well as being used for general outdoor and construction work, panelling and veneer wood." (Wikipedia)

We currently have 1 herbarium specimens for Cedrela salvadorensis in our collection. Click on any specimen below to view the herbarium sheet data.

• 048023 - collected by Susan Pell in 2008