Chukrasia tabularis A.Juss.

 
  • 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)
    • Dung moi (Marathi)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests, Tropical semi-evergreen forests, Tropical moist deciduous forests, Shola
  • Comments / notes : On hills above 1000m.
  • Key identification features : Leaflets tomentose on both surfaces; panicles tomentose; petals puberulous; Capsule 4 valved.
  • Flower, Fruit : February-September
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Chittoor district, Kadapa district, Vishakapatnam district
    • Karnataka : Ballari district, Bengaluru 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, Kolhapur district, Ratnagiri district, Satara district, Thane district
    • Odisha : Cuttack district, also planted
    • Tamil Nadu : All districts of Tamil Nadu
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : West Bengal
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunahal Pradesh
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Delhi : Delhi
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman Islands
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • 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: 119
    • Sharma B.D, 1984 - Flora of Karnataka Analysis
    • N.P. Sing & S. Karthikeyan 2000. Flora of Maharashtra vol 1.
  • 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 10 October 2024.

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