Description
chickrassy(scientific name: Chukrasia tabularis A. Juss.) belongs to the Meliaceae family. It is a tree of the genus Juss. It can reach 25 meters in height and is hairless. The leaves are usually even-numbered pinnate compound leaves. Petioles are round and columnar. The leaflets are alternate, papery. , Apex acuminate, base round, deviated, oblique, lower side often shorter than upper side, both sides are glabrous or nearly glabrous, panicles terminal, bracts linear, early fall; flowers are fragrant; pedicels are short , Calyx shallow cup-shaped, lobed teeth short and obtuse, petals yellow or slightly purple, anthers oval, ovary stalked, style cylindrical, capsule gray-yellow or brown, subglobose or oval, seeds flat, oval, Flowering from April to May, and fruiting from July to January of the following year.
It is distributed in Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan and Tibet of China; it is also distributed in Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Indochina Peninsula and Malay Peninsula. Born in mountain mixed woods or sparse forests at an altitude of 380-1530 meters.
This kind of wood is yellowish brown or russet, aromatic, hard, shiny, easy to process, and resistant to corrosion. It is a good material for construction, shipbuilding, furniture and other materials.
