Abstract

REYNEL RODRIGUEZ, Carlos Augusto; PALACIOS RAMOS, Sonia Cesarina; TERREROS CAMAC, Sara Lucia  and  REYES GRANDE, Carlo Eduardo. Cedrela domatifolia (Meliaceae), a new cedar record for Peru. Rev. peru biol. [online]. 2023, vol.30, n.4, e25623.  Epub Dec 07, 2023. ISSN 1727-9933.  http://dx.doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v30i4.25623.

A new record of Cedrela domatifolia W. Palacios is presented in Chanchamayo Valley, department of Junin, which adds to 11 the number of Cedrela (Meliaceae) species recorded in Peru. The most notorious vegetative character of the species are the prominent domatia in the axils of the secondary nerves of blades. At floral characters, the petals are red to fuchsia, an uncommon feature in the genus.

Keywords : Cedrela domatifolia; Cedrela; Meliaceae; domatium; new record; Peru; Ecuador.

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