Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Meliaceae | Genus: Chukrassia | Species: Chukrasia tabularis A.Juss. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Chukrasia trilocularis (G.Don) M.Roem., Chukrasia velutina M.Roem. |
Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Chittagong Wood, Indian Redwood | Flower Type | Solitary |
| English / Trade Name | Chittagong Wood, Bastard Cedar, White Cedar, Indian Red Wood | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Taimareng | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | Up to 900 m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | 2-2.5 cm, speckled with lenticels and brown clour |
| Habitat | Occurs in lowland evergreen forest or deciduous forest | Bark Type | Fissured |
| Distribution | India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam Cameron, | Bark Details | Surface rusty brown or deep brown with lenticels, inner bark reddish. |
| Distribution in manipur | Origin | Native | |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Opposite (leaves in pairs along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Pinnate | ||
| Description of Species | It is an evergreen or deciduous, monoecious, mediumsized, sometimes fairly large tree up to 30 (max. 40) m tall; bole branchless for up to 18 (max. 32) m, with a diameter of up to 110 (max.175) cm | Leaf Details | Leaves paripinnate, 30-50 cm long, with 4-6 pairs of opposite or alternate, entire, asymmetrical and acuminate leaflets |
