Dysoxylum grande Hiern

 
  • Family : MELIACEAE
    (Mahogany Or Neem Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : NEEM FAMILY (नीम फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Meliaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Alliaria grandis Kuntze; Chisocheton costatus Hiern; Dysoxylum corneri M.R.Hend.; Dysoxylum interruptum King; Dysoxylum lasiophyllum Baker f.; Dysoxylum lukii Merr.; Dysoxylum verruculosum Merr.; Guarea grandis Wall.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Dysoxylum grande Hiern
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Forests
  • Comments / notes : The timber is used for making boats and houses.
  • Key identification features : Trees, 15-20 m high; young shoots greyish tomentose; Leaflets oblong, caudate-acuminate at apex; Flowers in paniculate cymes; Capsules pyriform.
  • Flower, Fruit : June- January
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Lohit, Siang, Subansiri, Tirap
    • Assam : Assam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, Hainan, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Philippines, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • P.K . Hajra ., D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri (1996). Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh , Vol (1), Pg : 312
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Dysoxylum grande. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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