Cedrela odorata
Cedrela odorata
- Common name
- Cedro amargo juvenil
- Scientific name
- Cedrela odorata
- Genus
- Cedrela
- Family
- Meliaceae
- Origin in Costa Rica
- Native
- Location
- Chachagua, San Ramón, Alajuela
- Coordinates
- ≈ 10.42222, -84.60672
- Approximate trunk diameter
- ≈ 100 cm
- Approximate height
- ≈ 20 m
- Record date
- 2026-09-29
- Global conservation · IUCN
- Vulnerable · VU
Natural history
Cedrela odorata, Spanish cedar or cedro amargo, is native to Costa Rica and belongs to Meliaceae. It grows compound leaves and dry fruits that open to release winged seeds. Kew records it as globally Vulnerable, a category for the species rather than a health diagnosis of the photographed individual.
The young Chachagua tree shows a growing bole, leaves divided into leaflets and a crown still building its main axes. In this species, the fate of buds can affect the later shape of the trunk. That relationship interests both dendrologists and people trying to grow the tree while retaining its diversity.
The capsule observation shows how the species fruits. This article connects early growth, the insect that can redirect it, management decisions and dispersal by wind.