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Family: Meliaceae	Genus: Chukrasia	Species: Chukrasia tabularis A.Juss.

Habit	Leaf	Flower	Fruit	Bark

Synonym	Chukrasia nimmonii Graham Ex Wight, Chukrasia velutina M.Roem.	Flower Color	White
Common Name	East Indian mahogany	Flower Type	Solitary
English / Trade Name	Bastard Cedar, White Cedar	Flowering Period	Jan-March
Vernacular /Local Name	Jangli toot	Fruiting Period	April-June
Altitude	Upto 900 m	Fruit Type	Capsule
Habit	Tree	Fruit Details	Fruit a capsule, 3.7-5 × 4 cm, 4-5 valved, ovoid, dark brown
Habitat	Found scattered in lowland evergreen forest or deciduous forest	Bark Type	Fissured
Distribution	Malesia, China and Japan, India, Pakistan, Thailand	Bark Details	Surface rusty brown or deep brown with lenticels, inner bark reddish
Distribution in chandigarh	, Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Sector 1, Sector 2, Sector 10, Sector 16, Sector 18, Sector 19, Sector 20, Sector 21, Sector 22, Sector 24, Sector 25, Sector 26, Sector 27, Sector 28, Sector 30, Sector 36, Sector 37, Sector 41, Sector 45	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, rachis 12-30 cm long. Leaflets 10-20, subopposite, estipellate.petiolule 2-10 mm long.l amina 3.5-15 × 2.5-8 cm. Lateral nerves 6-8 pairs, 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, 3.7-5 × 4 cm, 4-5 valved, ovoid, dark brown.seeds many, 2 × 0.5 cm, thin, broadly winged at base	Leaf Details	Leaves paripinnate, alternate, estipulate, rachis 12-30 cm long.l eaflets 10-20, subopposite, estipellate. L amina 3.5-15 ×2.5-8 cm

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