Swaziland's Alien Plants Database

Toona ciliata M.Roem.

MELIACEAE

Australian redcedar, toon tree

Invasive, Potential problem species

Origin: Asia (Indomalaysia to Australia)

Growth Form: Tree

Plant Description: Plant: Semi-deciduous tree 10–35 m high, forming a wide, rounded crown with drooping foliage. Leaves: NBright green, glabrous, even-pinnate, leaflets entire (except in young plants), odourless when crushed, proximal lateral veins on lower surface without axillary pockets (as opposed to Cedrela odorata). Flowers: White or yellowish (A), 5 mm long, fragrant, in pendulous sprays, September–March. Fruit: Green turning brown, delicate, five-valved, woody capsules (B) ± 20 mm long, splitting open and the valves breaking off; seeds winged at both ends (winged only below in C. odorata).

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Comments: Suspected/Possible

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