title: Cedrela montana
text: # Cedrela montana
  
  Cedrela montana is a species of tree in the Meliaceae family. It is found in the Andes of Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru between 1050 – 3600 meters of elevation.
  
  ## Description
  
  Trees up to 20 m (~60 ft) tall, trunk with fissured bark. Imparipinnate leaves 20–55 cm long, with ovate-elliptic or ovate-oblong (sometimes oblong) leaflets. Inflorescences between 12 and 30 cm long, with small greenish to cream colored flowers that grow in bunches.
  
  ## Taxonomy
  
  The Latin specific epithet montana refers to mountains or coming from mountains.
  
  