Toona ciliata (species)
Esquema
Jerarquía
Eukaryota (domain) > Plantae (kingdom) > Angiospermae (division) > Magnoliopsida (class) > Sapindales (order) > Meliaceae (family) > Toona (genus)
Descripción
Species of mahogany tree growing throughout southern Asia from Afghanistan to Papua New Guinea and Australia. It grows best in an environment with high light levels; in the relative darkness of the rainforest understory it is susceptible to moth attack. Cultivated for timber and as a shade tree.
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Otros términos
- toon (tree, species) [en]
- tun (species) [en]
- Australian red cedar (species) [en]
- Surian cedar (species) [en]
- Indian mahogany (species) [en]
- Cedrela toona (species) [la]