Some extracts from Wikipedia link (for pictures & more details, click on the link): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toona_ciliata *Australian Red Cedar* (called also *Toon*, *Suren* or *Indian Mahogany*), *Toona ciliata* [1] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toona_ciliata#cite_note-0> is a forest <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest> tree in the family Meliaceae<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meliaceae>which grows throughout southern Asia <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia> from Afganistan<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afganistan>to Papua New Guinea <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea> and Australia<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia> .[2] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toona_ciliata#cite_note-1> In Australia its natural habitat is now extensively cleared subtropical<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subtropical> rainforests <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rainforest> of New South Wales<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_South_Wales>and Queensland <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queensland>. The Australian population was formerly treated as distinct species<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species>under the name *T. australis*. The species can grow to around 60m in height and its trunk can reach 3m in girth.
It is one of Australia's few native deciduous<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deciduous>trees. The timber is red in colour, easy to work and very highly valued. It was used extensively for furniture, wood panelling and construction, including shipbuilding, and was referred to as "Red Gold" by Australian settlers[5] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toona_ciliata#cite_note-4>. Heavily and unsustainably exploited in the 19th Century and early 20th Century, almost all the large trees have been cut out and the species is essentially commercially extinct.[6]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toona_ciliata#cite_note-5>However, the timber is relatively fast growing and following on from a wave of tree cutting in the 1950s, regrowth and timber from forestry sources currently provides trees up to 1 metre in diameter for the furniture trade in Australia and timber is not difficult to source. The Red cedar is widely planted in subtropical and tropical parts of the world as a shade tree and for its fast-growing aspect. 2009/4/28 Dinesh Valke <[email protected]> > Many thanks, grassman. > Regards. > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 7:34 AM, grassman <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> dear it could be toona ciliata >> >> > > > > -- With regards, J.M.Garg "We often ignore the beauty around us" Creating Awareness about Indian Flora & Fauna: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1 For learning about our trees & plants, please visit/ join Google e-group (Indiantreepix) http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
