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Published In: Enumeratio Systematica Plantarum, quas in insulis Caribaeis 20. 1760. (Enum. Syst. Pl.) Name publication detailView in BotanicusView in Biodiversity Heritage Library
 

Project Name Data (Last Modified On 6/2/2011)
Acceptance : Accepted
Project Data     (Last Modified On 6/3/2011)
Distribution: Distribution: Tropical, N. and S. America, and the W. Indies.
Comment/Acknowledgements: The "Mahagony tree" is cultivated for its valuable wood and is also ornamental.
Map Location: D-8 Lahore Dist.: Jinnah Gardens, cult., N.A. Rakha 6394 (RAW).

 

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Evergreen tree up to 22 m tall. Leaves alternate, imparpinnate; leaflets ovate to lanceolate, 4.5-8 cm long, opposite to sub-opposite, entire, glabrous to sparsely pubescent, often ciliate; base oblique, petiole, 3-6 mm long, pubescent. Flowers small in lax, spreading panicles. Calyx truncate. Petals greenish white, obovate, 3-6 mm long. Staminal tube subcylindrical; anthers 10. Disc annular. Capsule 5-locular, ovoid, c. 11.5 cm long, brown. Seeds many, c. 5 cm long, winged at one end.
 
 
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