Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

West Indies Cedrela

Cedrela odorata

Spanish: Cedro rojo

West Indies Cedrela (Cedrela odorata)
Photographed by vctrndr on iNaturalist

Cedrela odorata is a commercially important species of tree in the chinaberry family, Meliaceae, commonly known as Spanish cedar or Cuban cedar or cedro in Spanish. Most often recorded in Mar.

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Sapindales › Meliaceae
IUCN statusVulnerable (VU)
Local records1 research-grade observation within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records4,978 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2023 – 2023
Months recorded near La Saladita
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Cite as: “West Indies Cedrela (Cedrela odorata) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/cedrela-odorata/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.