Summary: Chukrasia tabularis (Unknown) is a plant in the Meliaceae family. Verdica documents 0 traditional uses, 0 phytochemical compounds, and 0 herb-drug interactions for this species.
Chickrassy (Chukrasia tabularis) is a medium to large deciduous or evergreen tree of 30 m high, with trunk diameter of up to 120 cm that may be branchless for up to 25 m. It has convex buttresses up to 150 cm tall. The bark is coarsely cracked and dark brown in colour. The leaves are narrowly oval and taper to the tip. The flowers are pale red and are located in branched clusters. The fruits are yellowish grey and wrinkles as it mature. The tree is used widely as ornamental, plantation tree, or as pioneer species. It is also used for medicinal purposes. In particular, bark extract is used in the treatment of diarrhoea and as febrifuge. Leaf extract, on the other hand, shows antimalarial, antibacterial, and antifungal activities attributed to the leaf?s essential oil. Further, the trunk yields gum while flowers contain a red and yellow dye. The wood is highly valued and used for making cabinets, doors, windows, light flooring, carving, planks, posts, etc.
| Sunlight | Full sun |
| Watering | High — needs consistently wet conditions |
| Soil | Well-drained |
| Hardiness Zone | USDA 9-12 |
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