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red toon

Toona sinensis (A.Juss.) M.Roem.
red toon
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Toona sinensis (A.Juss.) M.Roem., known as red toon, is a species in the Meliaceae family. It is native to regions including northern Korea, China, Nepal, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. The species was first described in 1846.

Description

Toona sinensis is a tree species in the Meliaceae family, commonly referred to as red toon. It is native to eastern and southeastern Asia, with a distribution that includes the northern Korean peninsula, China (North-Central, South-Central, and Southeast), Nepal, northeastern India, Myanmar, Thailand, and extends to Malaysia and western Indonesia. It is also found in other areas such as Borneo, Java, Sumatra, and parts of the Himalayas. The species was first published in 1846.

Other common names

red toon

Distribution

TW · RW · Global · KP · Afghanistan · Borneo · China North-Central · China South-Central · China Southeast · East Himalaya · Jawa · Korea · Laos · Malaya · Maryland · Myanmar · Nepal · Pakistan · Sri Lanka · Sumatera · Tanzania · Thailand · Tibet · Uganda · Vietnam

Synonyms

Toona longifoliaToona glabraSurenus sinensisAilanthus flavescensAilanthus maireiCedrela glabraCedrela serrataCedrela sinensisCedrela sinensis var. hupehanaCedrela sinensis var. schensianaCedrela longifoliaCedrela longifolia var. kumaonaToona serrataCedrela chinensisToona sinensis var. sinensisToona sinensis var. schensianaToona sinensis var. hupehanaCedrela sinensis var. lanceolataSurenus glabraSurenus serrataSurenus serrulataToona serrulataToona sinensis var. hupehanaToona sinensis var. denticulataToona sinensis var. glabraToona sinensis var. grandifoliaToona sinensis var. puberulaToona sinensis var. carmesinixylon

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