Chikrasi / Indian Redwood
Chukrasia tabularis
Also known as Chittagong Wood Tree, Chikrassy
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- February-September
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Chukrasia tabularis
- Genus
- Chukrasia
- Family
- Meliaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen, semi-evergreen, moist deciduous and shola forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, China, Pakistan, Malay peninsula
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Assam, Haryana, Mizoram, Delhi, Telangana, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-September
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- AlternaterecordedOne leaf per node, arranged in a spiral or zigzag up the stem.“tabularis leaves are abruptly pinnate or bipinnate with leaflets that alternate or are subopposite, entire and unequal at the base.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf type
- Bipinnately compoundrecordedThe leaf is divided twice — each 'leaflet' is itself a row of smaller leaflets, giving a fine, fern-like look.“tabularis leaves are abruptly pinnate or bipinnate with leaflets that alternate or are subopposite, entire and unequal at the base.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- EntirerecordedA smooth, unbroken edge with no teeth or notches.“tabularis leaves are abruptly pinnate or bipinnate with leaflets that alternate or are subopposite, entire and unequal at the base.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chikrasi itself; the rest are typical of the Meliaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
- Flower arrangement
- PaniclerecordedA branching cluster of clusters.“The erect, oblong flowers, which are rather large and born in terminal panicles, possess four to five petals.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.“Mature fruits are a septifragally three to five valved capsule.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chikrasi itself; the rest are typical of the Meliaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- चिकरासी Chikrasi,चिकरासी chikarasi
- Bengali
- Chikrassi, Chickrassy
- Tamil
- மலை வேப்பு Malei veppu, Maleiveppu, வெடிவேம்பு
- Telugu
- Kondavepa
- Kannada
- ಕಲ್ಗರಿಕೆ Kalgarike, ಕರ್ರಿಡಿ Karridi, ಮದಗರಿಬೇವು Madagari bevu
- Malayalam
- Suvannakil, Chuvannakil, ചുവന്നകിൽ
- Marathi
- Dalmara, Lal-devdar
- Sinhala
- හුලං හික්
About Chikrasi
A member of the Meliaceae family, Indian Redwood (Chukrasia tabularis) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra and 9 other states. It grows in evergreen, semi-evergreen, moist deciduous and shola forests. Flowering and fruiting run from February to September.
Uses
It is long used in traditional medicine. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.
Meliaceae
Mahogany/Neem family
Chikrasi belongs to the Meliaceae family.
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