Family: Meliaceae

Genera in this family found in Rajasthan include.

1. Azadirachta

   

2. Swietenia

   

• Synonyms: Swietenia acutifolia Stokes, Cedrela mahagoni L.
• Behaviour: Cultivated
• Description:

  A large tree. Leaves : Pinnately compound leaves, leaflets 4 pairs, ovate-elliptic. Inflorescence : Axillary panicles. Flowers :Small.
  Calyx small, teeth triangular. Petals obovate, 5. Staminal tube cup-like, stamens inside the tube, below the disk. Ovary immersed in the disk, style short, stigma flat.
  Fruit : Capsule big, brown, opens from below, seeds winged, large.
  Fl. &Fr : April - May
  PC: © sonu kumar
  Source: Foi,powo, efoi, wfo, efor, ibp.
  Significance :
  Cultivated in gardens and planted on road sides for shade.
  A valuable timber plant-one of the finest in the world.

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