Pseudocedrela | |
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Pseudocedrela Kotschyi | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Meliaceae |
Genus: | Pseudocedrela Harms |
Species: | P. kotschyi |
Binomial name | |
Pseudocedrela kotschyi (Schweinf.) Harms | |
Pseudocedrela is a monotypic genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Meliaceae. The only species is Pseudocedrela kotschyi. [1] It is known as hard cedar-mahogany and Dry-zone cedar. It is a source of timber, shade, firewood, chewing stick, arrow/fish poison and has several uses in veterinary and traditional African medicine.
Its native range is Western Tropical Africa to Ethiopia and Uganda. [1]