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Chittagong Chickrassy

Chittagong Chickrassy
Scientific Name

Chukrasia tabularis

Other Common Name(s)
Chittagong Wood
Height
Up to 40 m
Origin
East and Southeast Asia
Flowering Season
April to May
Fruiting Season
July to January
Reproduction
Pollinated by insects. Seeds dispersed by wind.

Fun Facts

  • The leaves may show a special cycling response to light. They fold up when night falls, and unfold the next morning.

  • The flat, brown seeds have a thin membrane that serves as a wing for wind dispersal.

Conservation & Importance

IUCN Red List: Least Concern
IUCN Red List: Least Concern

Lumbering has led to overexploitation of these trees. Their populations have declined to an extent that they have become endangered in some countries, such as Vietnam.

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