Toona
Toona, commonly known as red cedar, toon (also spelled tun) or toona, tooni (in Nepal and India) is a genus in the mahogany family, Meliaceae, native from Afghanistan south to India, and east to North Korea, Papua New Guinea and eastern Australia. In older texts, the genus was often incorporated within a wider circumscription of the related genus Cedrela, but that genus is now restricted to species from the Americas.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSapindales
- FamilyMeliaceae
Native toAssam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa
Der Titel dieses Artikels ist mehrdeutig. Zur estnischen Schriftstellerin siehe Elin Toona. Toona sind eine Pflanzengattung in der Familie der Mahagonigewächse (Meliaceae). Die vier oder fünf Arten sind von Afghanistan und östlichen Pakistan bis Indien und China bis Südostasien, Malesien, Neubritannien und östlichen Australien verbreitet.
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Research
304 papers- Toona sinensis: a comprehensive review on its traditional usages, phytochemisty, pharmacology and toxicology.Revista brasileira de farmacognosia : orgao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Farmacognosia · 2019
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Article
7 sectionsContents
- Uses
- Ornamental use
- Wood source
- Medicinal and culinary uses
- Species
- References
- External links
Toona, commonly known as red cedar, toon (also spelled tun) or toona, tooni (in Nepal and India) is a genus in the mahogany family, Meliaceae, native from Afghanistan south to India, and east to North Korea, Papua New Guinea and eastern Australia. In older texts, the genus was often incorporated within a wider circumscription of the related genus Cedrela, but that genus is now restricted to species from the Americas.
==Uses== thumb|left|200px|Chinese Toon tree (Toona sinensis)