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Toona calantas

Toona calantas
Toona calantas (Philippine mahogany) seeds - 3.jpeg
Seeds of the Toona calantas, still contained in a capsule.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae
Genus: Toona
Species: T. calantas
Binomial name
Toona calantas
Merr. & Rolfe

Toona calantas is a species of tree in the mahogany family. It is found in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is commonly known as kalantas (also spelled calantas), Philippine cedar, or Philippine mahogany (although the latter is also applied to members of the unrelated genus Shorea).

A single seed

The bark

The seeds contained in a capsule

A new branch of the tree



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