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Toona ciliata
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Greystone Park NR
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Mukuvisi Woodland, office area
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Bunker's Hill, Harare
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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) |
| 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 |
| Flowering time: | Sep-Oct |
| Worldwide distribution: | Asia and Australia |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
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| 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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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Toona ciliataAfrican Plant Database: Toona ciliata
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Toona ciliata
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Toona ciliata
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IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Toona ciliata
JSTOR Plant Science: Toona ciliata
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Toona ciliata
Plants of the World Online: Toona ciliata
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