Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun

Complete Taxonomic details of Species: Chukrasia tabularis A.Juss.

Family: Meliaceae Genus: Chukrasia Species: Chukrasia tabularis A.Juss.( चक्रासिया )

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Synonym Chukrasia nimmonii Graham Ex Wight, Chukrasia velutina M.Roem. Flower Color White
Common Name Chukrasia Flower Type Solitary
English / Trade Name Bastard Cedar, White Cedar, Chittagong Wood, Indian Redwood Flowering Period Jan-March
Vernacular /Local Name Chikrasi Fruiting Period April-June
Altitude Up To 1200 M Fruit Type Capsule
Habit Tree Fruit Details Fruit a capsule, 4-5 valved, ovoid, dark brown.seeds many, thin, broadly winged at base
Habitat Found scattered in lowland evergreen forest or deciduous forest Bark Type Fissured
Distribution India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam Cameron Bark Details Surface rusty brown or deep brown with lenticels, inner bark reddish
Distribution in Haryana Morni-Pinjore Origin Native
    Leaf Type Compound
    Leaf Arrangement Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem)
    Leaf Shape Pinnate
Description of Species Trees, up to 35 m high. Bark thick, dark brown, deeply cracked, blaze pink red. Leaves paripinnate, alternate, estipulate; leaflets up to 20, subopposite, estipellate. Leaf-lamina 3.5-15 x 2.5-8 cm. pinnate, regular. Flowers bisexual, yellowish-white, in terminal panicles. Calyx small, campanulate, lobes 5, ovate. Petals 5, oblong, obovate or spathulate, pubescent. Ovary superior, stipitate, ovoid. Ovules many in each cell. Style stout. Stigma capitate. Fruit a capsule, 4-5 valved, ovoid, dark brown.seeds many, thin, broadly winged at base Leaf Details Leaves paripinnate, alternate, estipulate; leaflets up to 20, subopposite, estipellate. Leaf-lamina 3.5-15 x 2.5-8 cm. pinnate, regular.
 

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