Dear All, This plant is undoubtedly*Chukrasia* *tabularis* A. Juss. [Syn: *Chukrasia tabularis* var. *velutina* (M. Roem.) W. Theob., *Chukrasia velutina* M. Roem.] from the family Meliaceae. I have seen this tree in Sibpur Botanic Garden, Kolkata. I am adding the description of this plant from Eflora of China.
FOC <http://www.efloras.org/flora_page.aspx?flora_id=2> | Family List<http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2>| FOC Vol. 11 | Meliaceae <http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2&start_taxon_id=10555> | Chukrasia <http://www.efloras.org/browse.aspx?flora_id=2&start_taxon_id=107027> 1. *Chukrasia tabularis* A. Jussieu, Bull. Sci. Nat. Géol. 23: 241. 1830. 麻楝 ma lian *Chickrassia nimmonii* J. Graham ex Wight; *C. tabularis* Wight & Arnott; *C. tabularis* var. *velutina* (M. Roemer) King; *C. velutina* M. Roemer; *Chukrasia tabularis* var. *velutina* (M. Roemer) Pellegrin; *C. velutina* (M. Roemer) C. Candolle; *Dysoxylum esquirolii* H. Léveillé. Trees to 25 m tall. Bark of old branches exfoliating. Young branches reddish brown, glabrous, with pale lenticels. Leaves usually 30-50 cm; petiole cylindric, 4.5-7 cm; leaflets 10-16; petiolules 4-8 mm; leaflet blades ovate to oblong-lanceolate, 7-12 × 3-5 cm, papery, both surfaces glabrous or abaxially pubescent, secondary veins 10-15 on each side of midvein and abaxially prominent, base oblique, margin entire, apex acute to acuminate. Thyrses lax, ca. 1/2 as long as leaves, branches glabrous or subglabrous; peduncle short; bracts linear, caducous. Flowers 1.2-1.5 cm, fragrant. Pedicel short, jointed. Calyx ca. 2 mm, puberulent. Petals cream-colored to ± lavender, linear-oblong to spatulate, 12-15 × 5-6 mm. Staminal tube cylindric, glabrous, apex truncate; anthers 10, oblong, inserted near apex of tube. Ovary on a short disk, elongate, covered with trichomes; style cylindric, short, thick, covered with trichomes; stigma as high as anthers, capitate, apically 3-lobed. Capsule yellowish gray to brown, subglobose to oblong, ca. 4.5 × 3.5-4 cm, usually 3-valved, woody, surface coarse and verrucose, many seeded. Seeds flat, oblong, ca. 3 × 0.5 mm, broadly winged. Fl. Apr-May, fr. Jul-Jan. *Illustration: * http://www.efloras.org/object_page.aspx?object_id=109715&flora_id=2 Regards Tanay -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix?hl=en.
