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22.421,88.27226Khaya senegalensis
No local name
A strikingly tall evergreen tree from central African tropical savanna, has feather compound (paripinnate) leaves that bear dark green, almost oppositely arranged leathery leaflets up to 7 pairs.
Bark: Ashy, scaly, pink tinged
Leaf: Feather compound, very long, in tufts at the end of the twigs, leaflet up to 7 pairs. Leaflets are almost opposite, shiny leathery.
Flower: Small, in loose sprays, 4 white petals; male and female flowers in separate trees
Fruit: An upright woody capsule, usually not found in Kolkata (TBV)
Season: TBD.
Range/habitat: Native of central African tropical savanna, found in moist depressions.
Trivia and notes: TBD
Where to find: A sub adult tree (2023) in South-Eastern part of Rabindra sarobar, GPS: 22.421,88.27226
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