Toona calantas
| Toona calantas | |
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| Seeds of the Toona calantas, still contained in a capsule. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Meliaceae |
| Genus: | Toona |
| Species: | T. calantas |
| Binomial name | |
| Toona calantas Merr. & Rolfe | |
Toona calantas is a species of tree in the mahogany family. It is found in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1] It is commonly known as kalantas (also spelled calantas), Philippine cedar, or Philippine mahogany (although the latter is also applied to members of the unrelated genus Shorea).[2]
Gallery
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A new branch of the tree
See also
References
- ↑ Asian Regional Workshop (Conservation & Sustainable Management of Trees, Viet Nam) 1998. Toona calantas. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
- ↑ ASEAN Tropical Plant Database. "Toona calantas Merr. & Rolfe". National Institute of Environmental Research, Republic of Korea. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
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