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Chukrasia tabularis A. Juss.

[ Family : Meliaceae ]

[ Synonyms : Chikrasia tabularis Wight & Arn.; Chikrasia velutina M. Roem.; Chukrasia nimmonii J. Graham ex Wight ; Chukrasia trilocularis (G.Don) M.Roem.; Chukrasia velutina M.Roem.; Dysoxylum esquirolii H.Lév.; Swietenia chikrassia Roxb. ]

[ Common name (Local) : Chikrassi ]

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Name in other Languages :

• Bengali : Chikrassi | Sanskrit : Chanana | Hindi : Chikrassi | Tribal : Not available yet | English : Chickrassy, Bastard cedar, Chittagong wood, Burmese almondwood, East-Indian mahogany, Jamaica cedar | Other Languages : Karadi, Chuvannakil, Vellanangu (Mal.) ; Malei veppu (Tam.) ; Kondavepa (Tel.)

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Plant Characteristics :

Habit : Medium to large-sized tree
Habitat & Ecology : Terrestrial, Found scattered in deciduous forest up to an altitude of 900–1400 m, having annual rainfall of 180–380 cm and mean annual temperature of 14–27°C.
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Botanical Character : Medium to large-sized deciduous tree up to 30 m tall; bark surface deep brown, deeply fissured, inner bark reddish; crown spreading. Leaves alternate, up to 50 cm long, paripinnate with up to 24 leaflets; stipules absent; petiole 4–9 cm long; leaflets alternate, shortly stalked, ovate to oblong, asymmetric, apical ones largest, acute to acuminate at apex, entire, glabrous to pubescent, pinnately veined. Inflorescence on axillary panicle, often appearing terminal, up to 30 cm long. Flowers functionally unisexual, regular, 4–5-merous, sweetly scented; calyx shallowly cup-shaped, with short lobes; petals narrowly oblong to spatulate, 1–1.5 cm long, cream-coloured to yellowish; stamens 8–10, filaments united into a cylindrical tube, anthers attached to the margin; ovary superior, flask-shaped, pubescent, 3– 5-celled, style slender, stigma head-shaped. Fruits ovoid or ellipsoid capsules 3.5–5 cm long, woody, opening by 3–5 valves from the apex. Seeds many, about 12 mm long, flat, with large terminal wing.

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Sowing Times : May--July
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