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Synonyms: |
Cedrela toona Roxb. ex Rottler & Willd. Toona australis (F. Muell.) Harms Toona microcarpa (C. DC.) Harms |
Common names: | Cedrela (English) Indian mahogany (English) Red cedar (English) Toon tree (English) |
Frequency: | Locally common. |
Status: | Introduced |
Description: |
Tree to 25 m. Leaves usually paripinnate, occasionally imparipinnate. Leaflets 10-14 pairs, lanceolate or lanceolate-elliptic, up to 15 × 5 cm, tapering from near the base to the long narrow attenuate-acuminate apex. Petiolules c.5 mm. Pockets of hairs (domatia) present in the axils of the lower lateral nerves on the lower surface. Capsule 1.5-2 cm. |
Notes: | Commonly cultivated in gardens and as a street tree and frequently escaping into wild areas. |
Derivation of specific name: | ciliata: fringed with hairs; ciliate |
Habitat: | On waste ground and in damp places e.g. along stream sides and river banks. |
Altitude range: (metres) | |
Flowering time: | Sep-Oct |
Worldwide distribution: | Asia and Australia |
Zimbabwe distribution: | N,C |
Growth form(s): | Tree. |
Endemic status: | |
Red data list status: | |
Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Literature: |
Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 249. Glen, H.F. (2002). Cultivated Plants of Southern Africa. Jacana, Johannesburg, South Africa. Page 217. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 62. |
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