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Chukrasia tabularis
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Chukrasia tabularis, the Indian mahogany, is a deciduous, tropical forest tree species in the Mahogany Family (Meliaceae). It is native to the Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam. Also introduced to many western countries such as Cameroon, Costa Rica, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, South Africa, and United States.
Species
Least ConcernSPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSapindales
- FamilyMeliaceae
Common Name: mai nyom hin (Lao)
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 307
- With media
- 262
- Family
- Meliaceae
- Collections
- IBUNAM, MICH, CINC, MEL, US, NY
- Recorded in
- Mexico, China, Myanmar, Pakistan, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Bangladesh
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Description
- Chemical constituents
- Common names
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Chukrasia tabularis, the Indian mahogany, is a deciduous, tropical forest tree species in the Mahogany Family (Meliaceae). It is native to the Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam. Also introduced to many western countries such as Cameroon, Costa Rica, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, South Africa, and United States.
The genus Chukrasia is monotypic, with previously recognised species now considered to be synonyms. "C. velutina" (this species) is listed as the provincial flower and tree of Phrae Province, Thailand and is widely used in Ayurveda as an important medicinal plant.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chukrasia tabularis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.