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Chukrasia tabularis

Syn. Chukrasia chickrassa

IUCN Red List Least Concern (LC)

Local name

  • Chittagong Wood (English)
  • Chikrasi (Hindi)
  • Suvannakil (Malayalam)

Tree type

Evergreen Deciduous
Family: Meliaceae
30m

Indicated uses

Medicinal Edible Ornamental Avenue Other

Flowering & fruiting

Flowering Fruiting

Key characters

Chukrasia tabularis bark

Bark

Grey to dark brown, smooth when young, becoming fissured and flaky; inner bark pinkish to reddish-brown.

Chukrasia tabularis leaves

Leaves

Alternate, pinnate, 30–60 cm long, with 8–24 glossy, ovate to elliptic-lanceolate leaflets, entire margins and acute to acuminate apices.

Chukrasia tabularis flower

Flower

Small, fragrant, greenish-white to creamy-yellow, bisexual, with five petals and a prominent staminal tube, arranged in large terminal panicles.

Chukrasia tabularis fruit / seeds

Fruit / Seeds

Fruit a woody, ovoid to ellipsoid capsule, 3–6 cm long. Capsule splits into 3–5 valves at maturity, releasing numerous flat, winged seeds dispersed by wind.

Chukrasia tabularis

Did you know?

It is the sole species of its monotypic genus, making it a distinctive member of the mahogany family.

Distribution

World map showing distribution

Indian Subcontinent to South China and West Malesia.