Cabralea Explained

Cabralea is a genus of trees in the family Meliaceae. It has one species, Cabralea canjerana.^[1] It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.^[2]

Taxonomy

Cabralea canjerana currently has 3 accepted subspecies:^[3]

• subsp. canjerana – Costa Rica to Brazil and NE Argentina
• subsp. polytricha (A.Juss.) T.D.Penn. – Brazil
• subsp. selloi (C.DC.) Barreiros – Brazil

Notes and References

1. Book: Pennington, T.D.. Meliaceae. New York Botanical Garden. 1981. Flora Neotropica. 234–242.
2. T. D.. Pennington. B. T.. Styles. A Generic Monograph of the Meliaceae. Blumea. 22. 1975. 419–540.
3. Web site: Cabralea canjerana subsp. selloi (C.DC.) Barreiros — The Plant List. www.theplantlist.org. en. 2017-07-31.