Meliaceae · Dysoxylum

Bandor-Dima / Cup-Calyx White Cedar

Dysoxylum binectariferum

Tree
Habit
Tree
Found in India
Assam
Flowering
March-January

Plant Details

Scientific name
Dysoxylum binectariferum
Genus
Dysoxylum
Family
Meliaceae
Habit
Tree
Habitat
Evergreen forests
Habitat type
Forest
Distribution
India, Sri Lanka
Found in India
Assam
Flowering & fruiting
March-January
Conservation status
Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Leaf type
Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.The leaves are compound, imparipinnate; — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Typical of the family

Arrangement
Alternate
Entire margin leaf character
Margin
Entire
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Bandor-Dima itself; the rest are typical of the Meliaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower colour
WhiterecordedThe flowers are white-colored and show axillary panicles inflorescence. — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Flower arrangement
PaniclerecordedA branching cluster of clusters.The flowers are white-colored and show axillary panicles inflorescence. — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Fruit type
CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.The fruit is a four-seeded obovoid capsule and becomes red when ripened. — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Typical of the family

Inflorescence
Panicle
Fruit
Capsule

Characters marked “recorded” are for Bandor-Dima itself; the rest are typical of the Meliaceae family — flowering plants only.

Local Names

Assamese
বান্দৰ-ডিমা bandor-dima
Bengali
বড গোটাধরা bara gotadhora
Garo
bandardima
Kannada
ಅಗಿಲು agilu, ಕಾಡು ಗಡ್ಡ kadu gadda, ಕಾಡು ಗಂಧ kadu gandha
Konkani
एरंड erand
Malayalam
അകില്‍ akil
Marathi
देवदारू devadaru, एरंडी erandi
Mizo
saha-tah
Tamil
அகுணியகில் akuniyakil, செம்பில் cempil

About Bandor-Dima

A member of the Meliaceae family, Cup-Calyx White Cedar (Dysoxylum binectariferum) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Assam. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to January.

Illustration representing the Meliaceae family
Botanical family

Meliaceae

Mahogany/Neem family

Bandor-Dima belongs to the Meliaceae family.

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