✿Meliaceae · Dysoxylum
White Cedar
Dysoxylum malabaricum
Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra
- Flowering
- February-June
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- AlternaterecordedOne leaf per node, arranged in a spiral or zigzag up the stem.“The compound leaves are paripinnate (ending in a pair of leaflets), up to 30 cm (12 in) (occasionally 40 cm (16 in)) long, arranged alternate, spiral, and clustered at twig ends.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.“The compound leaves are paripinnate (ending in a pair of leaflets), up to 30 cm (12 in) (occasionally 40 cm (16 in)) long, arranged alternate, spiral, and clustered at twig ends.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.“Leaflets are coriaceous, elliptic-lanceolate in shape and have an acuminate apex, asymmetric base, and an entire margin.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf margin
- EntirerecordedA smooth, unbroken edge with no teeth or notches.“Leaflets are coriaceous, elliptic-lanceolate in shape and have an acuminate apex, asymmetric base, and an entire margin.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- PubescentrecordedCovered in short, soft hairs.“Leaflets have 12-20 pairs of prominent secondary nerves, with hairy domatia in the axils of the secondary nerves.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for White Cedar itself; the rest are typical of the Meliaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- White/creamrecorded
- Fruit type
- CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.“The fruit is a capsule, about 5–7.5 cm (2.0–3.0 in) long, bright yellow, with 4 longitudinal furrows.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for White Cedar itself; the rest are typical of the Meliaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- വെള്ളകിൽ
About White Cedar
White Cedar (Dysoxylum malabaricum) is a tree in the Meliaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Maharashtra. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from February to June.
Botanical family
Meliaceae
Mahogany/Neem family
White Cedar belongs to the Meliaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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