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Cedrela fissilis Vell.

Argentine cedar

Other names

International recognized trade name (ATIBT) Cedro
Deutsch Argentinische Zedrele
English Argentine cedar
Français cèdrele missionnaire
Italiano Argentinische Zedrele
Suomi Argentinische Zedrele
Norsk Argentinische Zedrele
Čeština Argentinische Zedrele
Español Argentinische Zedrele
Svenska Argentinische Zedrele
Polski Argentinische Zedrele
Український Argentinische Zedrele
Român Argentinische Zedrele
Русский Argentinische Zedrele
Български Argentinische Zedrele
EESTI Argentinische Zedrele
日本語 Argentinische Zedrele
Other names cedro batata, cedro blanco, cedro colorado, cedro real, Ygary, ygaí, Cedro, Cedro Batata, Cedro Branco, Cedro Misionero, Cedro Rosdao, Cedro Vermelho

Further information

COL
Wikipedia
Cites
FSC

Origin

Geographic Regions Central America; South America
States and Territories Argentina (Corrientes, Misiones, Salta, Tucuman); S-Brazil (Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina); Paraguay (Alto Paraná, Amambay, Caaguazu, Caazapa, Canindeyu, Central, Concepcion, Cordillera, Guaira, Paraguari); Peru; Costa Rica; Ecuador; N-Brazil (Pará, Amazonas, Acre); NE-Brazil (Maranhao, Bahia); WC-Brazil (Mato Grosso, Goiás, Brasilia Distrito Federal); SE-Brazil (Minas Gerais, Sao Paulo, Rio de Janeiro); Bolivia (Beni, Chuquisaca, Cochabamba, La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz, Tarija); Panama; Honduras; Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Chocó, Huila, La Guajira, Magdalena, Valle); Venezuela (Barinas, Bolívar, Delta Amacuro, Lara); Trinidad; Cameroon [I]
[I] = Introduced

Botany

Reich Plantae
Tribe Tracheophyta
Gymnosperm Angiosperm
Class Magnoliopsida
Order Sapindales
Family Meliaceae
Genus Cedrela
Species fissilis
Author citation Vell.
Scientific name Cedrela fissilis Vell.

Habitus

Wood type Hardwood
Growth habit Baum

Natural durability
(according to EN 350)

Mushrooms field DC 2
Common furniture beetle (Anobium) n/a
Termites M

Impregnability
(according to EN 350)

Impregnability of heartwood 3-4
Impregnability of the sapwood 1-2
Width of the sapwood s

Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)

Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit 450.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value 490.00 kg/m3
Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit 600.00 kg/m3

Appearances

Wood

Argentine cedar

CEXX , aufbau , ©Bollinger Furniere

Argentine cedar

Cedrela fissilis , ©Dennis Wilson

Argentine cedar

Cedrela fissilis , ©Dennis Wilson

Bark

Argentine cedar

CEXX , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson