
- Hindi
- टून
- Botanical
- Toona ciliata
- Family
- Meliaceae
About the plant
A tall hill-forest tree with pinnate leaves and scented pink-tinged timber.
Growing it
Fast in the hills, slower and shabbier in the hot plains.
What it is for
Furniture timber; a canopy tree for hill restoration.
How to grow
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- पानी
- Weekly for two years
- मौसम
- Jun–Jul
- Grows in
- Garden / ground
- Mature size
- 20–30 m
- First harvest
- Timber from year twenty
Fast in the hills, slower and shabbier in the hot plains.
Traditional uses
Traditionally used — recorded as tradition, not as established effect. The two registers below are kept separate on purpose.
Traditional knowledge
Furniture timber; a canopy tree for hill restoration.
Scientific evidence
This record has not yet assessed the research on these uses. Absence of an assessment here is not evidence either way.
Important: Traditional plant use does not replace professional medical advice. Do not treat a condition on the strength of this page — speak to a doctor.
Ecological value
Where it grows in India
- Review
- Not yet reviewed by a named specialist
- प्रकाशित