A new species of Cedrela (Meliaceae) from the eastern flanks of Ecuador

A new species, Cedrela domatifolia , is described. It is characterized by the leaves of 55–80 cm long, leaflets 10–15 pairs, this oblong-lanceolate, 15–25 cm long × 4–8 cm wide, with prominent and inflated domatium on the axes of the secondary veins on the underside; calyx shortly cupuliform, 2.3–2.5 mm long, 5-lobed, one side (in open flower, not in bud) split down to the base; corolla purple-reddish with the margin and apex cream, and bearded inside. The new species is a tree that reaches 40 m in height and is only known from the eastern slopes of Ecuador, between 800 and 1100 m approximately. It grows exclusively on black laminar rocks, slate type, and has a strong and unpleasant smell of garlic, more noticeable than in other species of the genus. The most related species is C. nebulosa , but with smaller leaflets without domatium. The distribution area of the first one is enclosed within the second.