Cedrelinga

Cedrelinga is a genus of trees in the family Fabaceae.^[3] The only accepted species is Cedrelinga cateniformis, called tornillo or cedrorana, which is native to South America.^[3] It is occasionally harvested for its straight-grained timber.^{[citation needed]}

Cedrelinga
Trunk of Cedrelinga cateniformis
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Caesalpinioideae
Clade:	Mimosoid clade
Genus:	Cedrelinga Ducke
Species:	C. cateniformis
Binomial name
Cedrelinga cateniformis (Ducke) Ducke[2]
Synonyms
Cedrelinga catenaeformis (Ducke) Ducke Piptadenia cateniformis Ducke Pithecellobium cateniformis (Ducke) L. Cárdenas