Raktarohan / Indian Mahogany
Soymida febrifuga
Also known as Indian Redwood
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Telangana, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- February-July
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Soymida febrifuga
- Genus
- Soymida
- Family
- Meliaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Telangana, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-July
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Raktarohan itself; the rest are typical of the Meliaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- White/creamrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Raktarohan itself; the rest are typical of the Meliaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- रक्तरोहन Raktarohan, रोहRohan
- Tamil
- cataputpilinapam, cataputpinai, சே மரம்
- Telugu
- cevamanu, cheramaanu
- Kannada
- ಸ್ವಾಮಿ Swamy, ಸೋಮೆ Some, ಕೆಮ್ಮರ kemmara ಮಾಂಸರೋಹಿಣಿ Mamsarohini
- Marathi
- guhin-ruhina, potar, ruhin
About Raktarohan
Indian Mahogany (Soymida febrifuga) is a tree in the Meliaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Rajasthan, Telangana, Gujarat and 8 other states. It grows in deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from February to July.
Meliaceae
Mahogany/Neem family
Raktarohan belongs to the Meliaceae family.
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