| Type | Indigenous |
|---|---|
| Family | Meliaceae |
| Synonym | Cedrela toona Roxb. |
| Local Name | Mathigirivembu |
| Local Name 2 | Chandanavembu |
| Trade Name | Toona |
| Habit | Large sized tree |
| Tree Seed | Fruit type: Capsule. Seed weight: 1,20,000 to 5,90,000 seeds/kg (Chacko et al.,2002). Vernacular name: Mathigiri vembu, Chandana vembu, Akil, Chevvanakil, Malarveppu (Malayalam), Santhana vembu (Tamil), Mahanim, Tun (Hindi) (Chacko et al., 2002). Flowering season: February to March (Bose et al., 1998). Fruiting season: May to June (Bose et al., 1998; Rai, 1999; Chacko et al., 2002). Germination type: Epigeous Germination percentage: Up to 60 (Rai,1999; Chacko et al., 2002). |
| Botanical Features | Semi-deciduous trees, bark reddish-brown, rough, exfoliating in large flakes; fibrous; blaze pink red with white streaks and strong smell. Leaves paripinnate, alternate, clustered at the tips of branchlets, leaflets 12-30, opposite or subopposite, base oblique, apex acuminate, margin entire or serrate, glossy above, flowers white, in terminal or axillary drooping panicles; fruit a capsule, seeds many, thin, winged at both ends. |
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