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Penang Botanic Gardens Plant Collection

Chukrasia tabularis A.Juss. (MELIACEAE)

Posted at — Nov 13, 2019
Surian Batu, Chittagong Wood, Indian Redwood, Indian Mahogany

Description

Large deciduous tree to 40 m tall with spreading crown. Leaves 30-50 cm long, pinnately compound with terminal leaflets, leaflets 6-12 on each side of rachis. Flowers sweetly scented, small, c. 3 mm across, cream to white; in branched clusters 10-30 cm long. Fruits 3.5-5 cm long, capsular.

Ecology

Lowland to hill evergreen forests.

Distribution

Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, eastward through Asia to S China (including Hainan), N Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo.

Uses

Important timber tree and commonly used for interior finishing, panelling, moulding, flooring, decorative furniture, sliced veneer etc.