Scientific Name :
Toona ciliata M.Roem.
Synonym :
Cedrela tuna Oken
Cedrela australis Mudie
Common Name : Red cedar,Toon, Kunant
Plant Family : Meliaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : February to May
Flower Colour : White
Description : Height: 20 to 30 m
Stem: Brown, deeply cracked
Leaves: Ovate, elliptical, oblong, base obliquely, acuminate apex, opposite
Flowers: Sepals 5 lobed, petals 5, stamens 5, anthers versatile, ovary bicarpellary hairy ,drooping panicles, white flowers
Inflorescence: Panicles
Fruits: Capsule, 5 valved, oblong, seeds winged at both ends
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : HN
Distribution Range : S. China to Tropical Asia.
Uses : It is used in treatment of chronic wounds and dysentery
Gum obtained from tree is used to treat boils
It is used as timber.
