Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Meliaceae | Genus: Toona | Species: Toona sinensis (A. Juss.) M. Roem. |
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Fruit |
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| Synonym | Toona serrata (Royle) M. Roem. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Surian, Chinese toona | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Chinese Toona,Chinese Mahogony,Hill Toon | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Tairel | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | 1 200-2 400 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit 2.5-3.8 cm long and 1.3 cm in diameter, ovoid, reddish-brown seeds winged at the upper end only |
| Habitat | Occurs in secondary forest | Bark Type | Scaly |
| Distribution | India, Indonesia, Myanmar and Sri Lanka | Bark Details | Bark about 1.3 cm thick, dark-brown, rough with regular and fairly deep vertical fissures about 2.5 cm apart |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Elliptic | ||
| Description of Species | It is a deciduous tree growing to 25 metres (82 ft) tall with a trunk up to 70 cm diameter. The bark is brown, smooth on young trees, becoming scaly to shaggy on old trees | Leaf Details | Leaflets 13-33, 7.5-20 cm X 2.5-6.2 cm, acutely acuminate, serrate, base oblique |
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