| Type | Exotic |
|---|---|
| Family | Meliaceae |
| Common Name | Mahogany |
| Origin | Tropical America |
| Tree Seed | Fruit type: Capsule. Seed weight: 3527 seeds/kg (with wings) (Sen Gupta, 1937) to 9100 seeds/kg (Tompsett and Kemp, 1996; Chacko et al., 2002). Vernacular name: Mahagani, Cheriamahogony (Malayalam), Cimainukku Mahogany (Tamil) (Chacko et al., 2002), Mahagni (Bengali) Flowering season: February to May; April to May (Bose et al., 1998). Fruiting season: October to December (FRI, 1981; Chacko et al., 2002); August to October (Bose et al., 1998). Germination type: Hypogeal (Chacko et al., 2002). Germination percentage: 86 (Chacko et al., 2002). |
| Botanical Features | Trees, bark deeply fissured, leaves alternate, to 18 cm long; leaflets ca 5 pairs, oblong-lanceolate, falcate, oblique at base, entire at margin, acuminate at apex, coriaceous, glabrous above, petioles to 3 cm long; petiolules 5-6 mm long. flowers cream-yellow, capsules oblong, ca 7 x 5.5 cm; seeds ca 6 x 1.5 cm, winged. |
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