Trichilia dregeana

Forest natal-mahogany
T. dregeana in coastal scarp forest
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Meliaceae
Genus:	Trichilia
Species:	T. dregeana
Binomial name
Trichilia dregeana Sond.

Trichilia dregeana, commonly known as the Forest natal-mahogany, is a tree in the family Meliaceae. These trees are found in forest areas from the Eastern Cape of South Africa to Tropical Africa.

Description

The 7 to 11 leaflets of the large compound leaf have 7 to 12 lateral veins, typically less than the related Natal mahogany. The dehiscent fruit is reddish brown, spherical and about 3 cm in diameter. As with the Natal mahogany, each black seed is almost enveloped by a red aril.^[1]

Gallery

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  Fruit
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  Fruit and black seeds with red arils

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  Seeds and compound leaf

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  Foliage

References

1. van Wyk, Braam; van Wyk, Piet (1998). Field guide to trees of Southern Africa (2nd impr. ed.). Cape Town: Struik. p. 468. ISBN 9781868259229.

• Pooley, E. (1993). The Complete Field Guide to Trees of Natal, Zululand and Transkei. ISBN 0-620-17697-0.