Pan India Bouquets

Toona serrata (Royle) M.Roem.

Family : Meliaceae
(Mahogany Or Neem Family)
Family (Hindi name) : NEEM FAMILY (नीम फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Meliaceae
Synonym(s) : Cedrela glabra C.DC.; Cedrela serrata Royle; Cedrela sinensis Juss.; Cedrela sinensis var. hupehana C.DC.; Surenus glabra Kuntze; Surenus serrata Kuntze; Surenus sinensis (Juss.) Kuntze; Toona glabra (C.DC.) Harms; Toona longifolia M.Roem.; Toona sinensis var. carmesinixylon D.C.W.; Toona sinensis var. denticulata (A.Chev.) Bahadur; Toona sinensis var. glabra (C.DC.) Bahadur; Toona sinensis var. grandifolia (A.Chev.) Bahadur; Toona sinensis var. hupehana (C.DC.) A.Chev.; Toona sinensis var. longifolia S.M.Almeida & M.R.Almeida; Toona sinensis var. puberula (C.DC.) Bahadur; Toona sinensis var. schensiana (C.DC.) X.M.Chen; Ailanthus flavescens Carrière; Ailanthus mairei Gagnep.
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Toona sinensis (Juss.) M.Roem.
Common name : Chinese mahogany, Chinese cedar, Chinese toon, beef and onion plant, Red toon
Habit : Tree
Habitat : Primary montane forests, especially on steep hillsides or open slopes, sometimes near streams; also occurring in ravines, mixed or secondary forests, disturbed areas; below 100-2900 m. altitude
Comments / notes : It is planted in India and Sri Lanka for shade. The timber is used for furniture and sieve hoop-making, and in bridge construction. The leaves are used as a vegetable in China and Malaysia, and as animal fodder in India.
Flower, Fruit : August-January
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
Native : China, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Indian Subcontinent to Central & South China, Peninsula Malaysia and Afghanistan, Korea, Maryland, Tanzania, Uganda
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 93
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Toona serrata. Downloaded on 7 December 2022.

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