- Family : MELIACEAE
(Mahogany Or Neem Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : NEEM FAMILY (नीम फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Meliaceae
- Synonym(s) : Cedrela villosa Roxb.; Chukrasia chickrassa (Roxb.) J.Schultze-Motel; Chukrasia nimmonii Graham ex Wight; Chukrasia trilocularis (Roxb. ex G.Don) M.Roem.; Chukrasia velutina M.Roem.; Dysoxylum esquirolii H.Lév.; Melia tomentosa Kurz; Plagiotaxis chickrassa Wall.; Plagiotaxis velutina Wall.; Surenus velutina Kuntze; Swietenia trilocularis Roxb. ex G.Don; Swietenia velutina (M.Roem.) Wall. ex Kurz; Swietenia villosa Wall. ex Kurz; Toona velutina M.Roem.; Toona villosa M.Roem.; Sapindus multijugus Wall. ex Hiern
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Chukrasia tabularis A.Juss.
- Common name : Indian Redwood, Chittagong wood Tree, Chikrassy
- Vernacular name :
- Chikrasi (Hindi)
- Dalmara, Kalgarike (Kannada)
- Vedivembu, Aglay, Maleiveppu (Tamil)
- Madagari-vemble, Erra pagada, Chittagangukarra, Konda vepa (Telugu)
- Dalmara, Lal-devdar (Marathi)
- Chandanavembu, Chandanaveppu, Chuvannakil, Karadi, Vembu, Vellanangu (Malayalam)
- Habit : Tree
- Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests, Tropical semi-evergreen forests, Tropical moist deciduous forests, Shola
- Comments / notes : On hills above 1000m.
- Flower, Fruit : February-September
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Chittoor district, Kadapa district, Vishakapatnam district
- Karnataka : Ballari district
- Kerala : Kasaragod district, Kannur district, Wayanad district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Idukki district, Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
- Maharashtra : Konkan, Pune district, Raigad district, Sindhudurg district
- Odisha : Cuttack district, also planted
- Tamil Nadu : All districts of Tamil Nadu
- West Bengal : West Bengal
- World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, China, Pakistan, Malay peninsula
- Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
- Literature :
- Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1
- H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
- N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka
- Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
- Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
- Parkinson, C.E. 1923. A Forest Flora of the Andaman Islands, Govt. of India, Shimla
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- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Chukrasia tabularis. Downloaded on 28 June 2024.
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Botanical Description
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Herbarium Specimen(s)
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Line Drawings
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Field Image(s)
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Habitat
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India Distribution
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World Distribution
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