Cedrelinga

{{Short description|Genus of legumes}}

{{Speciesbox

| image = Cedralinga cateniformis (14506774449).jpg

| image_caption = Trunk of Cedrelinga cateniformis

|status = LC

|status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |author= Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group |date=2019 |title= Cedrelinga cateniformis |volume=2019 |page= e.T62021590A149004053 |doi= 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T62021590A149004053.en |access-date=8 January 2023}}

| genus = Cedrelinga

| parent_authority = Ducke

| species = cateniformis

| authority = (Ducke) DuckeArchivos do Jardim Botanico do Rio de Janeiro 3:70, estampa 6. 1922 "catenaeformis"

| synonyms =

  • Cedrelinga catenaeformis (Ducke) Ducke
  • Piptadenia cateniformis Ducke
  • Pithecellobium cateniformis (Ducke) L. Cárdenas

}}

Cedrelinga is a genus of trees in the family Fabaceae.{{Cite book|title=Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology|last=Grandtner|first=M. M.|last2=Chevrette|first2=Julien|date=2013|publisher=Academic Press|isbn=9780123969545|pages=115|language=en}} The only accepted species is Cedrelinga cateniformis, called tornillo or cedrorana, which is native to South America. It is occasionally harvested for its straight-grained timber.{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}}

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