Edible : Leaves, Vegetables
NB Naming of plant confused.
A large spreading tree. It loses its leaves. It grows 15-25 m high. The trunk is thick. The bark is dark grey and rough. It cracks into squares. The leaves are large and compound. They can be 90 cm long and have 10-14 pairs of narrow leaflets. These are 15 cm long. They have unequal sides. They taper to the tip. The edges are wavy. The veins are light green. The flowers are bell shaped. They are small and white. They occur in long sprays. The fruit are brown capsules. They split open in a star shape. The seeds have wings.
A tropical plant. It grows up to 1,850 m above sea level in East Africa. In tropical Queensland it grows from sea level to 1000 m altitude. In XTBG Yunnan. In Sichuan.
Common names : Toon, Red cedar, Kashit-ka, Kuruk, Latsai, Mahaneem, Mahanim, Mai-yum, Malarveppu, Mandurike, Mathagiri, Moulmein cedar, Nandichettu, Nandivriksha, Poma, Santhanavembu, Sendrella, Taung-tama, Tawtama, Thevatharam, Thit-kado, Todu, Toon, Tooni, Tun, Tundu, Tuni, Tunna, Tunumaram,
Synonyms:
Cedrela australis F. Mueller;
Cedrela toona Roxb.;
Toona australis (F. Muell.) Harms;
and others