Cedrelaceæ

Cedrelaceæ, a sub-order of Meliaceæ (q.v.), all tropical or subtropical trees or shrubs, with pinnate leaves, mostly valuable for their timber—e.g. mahogany, satin-wood, toon, Barbadoes cedar, the yellow-wood of New South Wales, &c. The barks of some species are febrifugal. See MAHOGANY, CEDAR (BARBADES), &c.