Cedrelopsis grevei

Cedrelopsis grevei
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Rutaceae
Genus:	Cedrelopsis
Species:	Cedrelopsis grevei
Binomial name
Cedrelopsis grevei (Baill.)

Cedrelopsis grevei Baill. (Hist. Phys. Madagascar 34(4): , atlas 2, t. 25,1893) also known as Katrafay or Kathrafay is an endemic bush tree from Madagascar.

It grows in dry, subarid and subhumid bioclimates, on the West coast in the provinces of Toliara (Tuléar), Mahajanga and Antsiranana (Diego Suarez) in altitudes from 0–900 m. It grows as bushlike tree with a diameter of 0.2 to 1.5 m, reaching a height of 2–9 m. Leave size is 12–20 cm x 6–8 cm.

Its stem bark and leaves are used for the production of essential oil that is used in traditional medicine to relieve malaria, fever and muscular fatigue

Its wood is used for construction purposes.

Cedrelopsis grevei is considered being vulnerable (VU) since 2009 - but is not yet listed in IUCN

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