Plant Details
:Common Name
Chikras
:Scientific Name
Chukrasia tabularis
:Introduction
The Indian mahogany (Chukrasia tabularis) is a deciduous tree in the family Meliaceae. It is native to Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam. Also introduced to many western countries such as Cameroon, Costa Rica, Nigeria, Puerto Rico, South Africa, and USA. The plant is widely used in Ayurveda as an important medicinal plant.
: Details
The trees are tall with a cylindrical bole and spreading crown. C. velutina leaves are abruptly pinnate or bipinnate with leaflets that alternate or are subopposite, entire and unequal at the base. The erect, oblong flowers, which are rather large and born in terminal panicles, possess four to five petals. Mature fruits are a septifragally three to five valved capsule.
Essential Oils
| Serial No. | Essential Oil Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Chukrasia tabularis essential oil |
Plant Variety
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Latest Molecules
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Scientific Name: 2-nitroethanol
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Scientific Name: Vulgarone B
