Taxon: Cedrelinga cateniformis (Ducke) Ducke

Summary

Genus:

Cedrelinga

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Caesalpinioideae

Tribe:

Ingeae

Nomen number:

403497

Place of publication:

Arch. Jard. Bot. Rio de Janeiro 3:70, estampa 6. 1922 "catenaeformis"

Verified:

11/30/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Basionym
Piptadenia cateniformis Ducke

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Barneby, R. C. & J. W. Grimes. 1996. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part I. Abarema, Albizia, and allies. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1):251-254.
Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Encarnación, F. 1983. Nomenclatura de las especies forestales comunes en el Perú Note: Documento de Trabajo no. 7, Proyecto PNUD/FAO/PER/81/002, Lima, Peru
Lewis, G. et al., eds. 2005. Legumes of the world 201.
Rico, L. & T. Pennington. 2012. Review of Fabaceae Neotropical Mimosoideae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm.
Silva, M. F. D. et al. 1992. Leguminosas da Amazonia Brasileira: 2. Cedrelinga Ducke (Leg. Mimos.). Bol. Mus. Paraense Emilio Goeldi, N. S., Bot. 8:143-156.

Common names

Language	Name	seq	Citation
Quichua (Peru)	chuncho	2	Rico, L. & T. Pennington. 2012. Review of Fabaceae Neotropical Mimosoideae data for World Economic Plants, ed. 2. pers. comm.
Spanish	cedrorana	2	Silva, M. F. D. et al. 1992. Leguminosas da Amazonia Brasileira: 2. Cedrelinga Ducke (Leg. Mimos.). Bol. Mus. Paraense Emilio Goeldi, N. S., Bot. 8:143-156.
Spanish (Peru)	tornillo	2	Encarnación, F. 1983. Nomenclatura de las especies forestales comunes en el Perú Note: Documento de Trabajo no. 7, Proyecto PNUD/FAO/PER/81/002, Lima, Peru

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Acre		Barneby, R. C. & J. W. Grimes. 1996. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part I. Abarema, Albizia, and allies. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1):251-254.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Amazonas		Barneby, R. C. & J. W. Grimes. 1996. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part I. Abarema, Albizia, and allies. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1):251-254.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Mato Grosso	n.w.	Barneby, R. C. & J. W. Grimes. 1996. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part I. Abarema, Albizia, and allies. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1):251-254.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Pará		Barneby, R. C. & J. W. Grimes. 1996. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part I. Abarema, Albizia, and allies. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1):251-254.
1	Native	Southern America	Brazil	Brazil	Rondônia		Barneby, R. C. & J. W. Grimes. 1996. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part I. Abarema, Albizia, and allies. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1):251-254.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	French Guiana			Barneby, R. C. & J. W. Grimes. 1996. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part I. Abarema, Albizia, and allies. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1):251-254.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Suriname			Barneby, R. C. & J. W. Grimes. 1996. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part I. Abarema, Albizia, and allies. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1):251-254.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Amazonas		Barneby, R. C. & J. W. Grimes. 1996. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part I. Abarema, Albizia, and allies. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1):251-254.
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela	Bolívar		Barneby, R. C. & J. W. Grimes. 1996. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part I. Abarema, Albizia, and allies. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1):251-254.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador		e.	Barneby, R. C. & J. W. Grimes. 1996. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part I. Abarema, Albizia, and allies. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1):251-254.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Loreto		Barneby, R. C. & J. W. Grimes. 1996. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part I. Abarema, Albizia, and allies. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1):251-254.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	San Martín		Barneby, R. C. & J. W. Grimes. 1996. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part I. Abarema, Albizia, and allies. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1):251-254.
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru	Ucayali		Barneby, R. C. & J. W. Grimes. 1996. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part I. Abarema, Albizia, and allies. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1):251-254.
2	Cultivated					also cult.

Native
Southern America

NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Suriname, Venezuela [Amazonas, Bolívar]
BRAZIL: Brazil [Acre, Amazonas, Mato Grosso (n.w.), Pará, Rondônia]
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Ecuador (e.), Peru [Loreto, San Martín, Ucayali]

Cultivated (also cult.)

Reference(s)

Barneby, R. C. & J. W. Grimes. 1996. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part I. Abarema, Albizia, and allies. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1):251-254.

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	agroforestry		Lewis, G. et al., eds. 2005. Legumes of the world 201.
Fuels	fuelwood		Lewis, G. et al., eds. 2005. Legumes of the world 201.
Materials	wood	timber	Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Medicines	folklore		Lewis, G. et al., eds. 2005. Legumes of the world 201.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=403497. Accessed 5 October 2026.