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Division
|
Angiosperms |
Class
|
Dicotledons |
Subclass |
Polypetalae |
Series |
Disciflorae |
Order |
Geraniales |
Family
|
Meliaceae |
Genus
|
Chukrasia |
Species
|
tabularis |
Etymology:
|
The name is derived from Hindi name of the tree, Chukrasi – “Chickrassy wood” of commerce. |
Botanical name:
|
Chukrasia tabularis A. Juss. (C. velutina Wight. & Ann.). |
Local/Trade Names: |
Chittagong Wood, Chikrassi, Chukrasia, Bastard Cedar, East Indian Mahogany |
Conservation status:
|
Commonly planted as avenue tree. |
Digonestic features:
|
Bark dark brown; blaze exfoliating into pink. |
Description: |
A large tree, usually deciduous. Bark dark brown; blaze exfoliating into pink coloured papery rolls. Leaves pinnately compound; leaflets 10-24, unequal-sided, 5-10 cm long, ovate or elliptic-lanceolate, slightly hairy beneath. Flowers white or pale-yellowish, ca 1 cm across. Fruit a capsule, ovoid, 2.5-3 cm long, 3-valved, woody. Seeds numerous, winged. |
Phenology: |
Fls.: During hot and rainy season. Frts.: Nov.-Dec. It sheds leaves during the winter. |
Distribution:
|
India, Bangladesh and Mayanmar. |
Where to see it: |
Gate no. 2 side. |
Uses: |
Wood is lustrous possessing an attractive mahogany-like figure. Used for high class furniture, paneling and decorative work; also for plywood, laminated boards, canoes and cooperage. Young leaves and bark contain 22% and 15% tannin respectively. Tree exudes a water soluble reddish or amber coloured gum. |
Chief Conservator of Forests & Chief Wildlife Warden is the Head of the Department. There is one post of Conservator of Forests & two posts of Deputy Conservator of Forests viz.