''Trichilia dregeana'', commonly known as the forest natal-mahogany, is a tree in the family
Meliaceae
Meliaceae, the mahogany family, is a flowering plant family of mostly trees and shrubs (and a few herbaceous plants, mangroves) in the order Sapindales.
They are characterised by alternate, usually pinnate leaves without stipules, and by syncar ...
. These trees are found in forest areas from the
Eastern Cape
The Eastern Cape is one of the provinces of South Africa. Its capital is Bhisho, but its two largest cities are East London and Gqeberha.
The second largest province in the country (at 168,966 km2) after Northern Cape, it was formed in ...
of
South Africa
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to
Tropical Africa
Although tropical Africa is mostly familiar to the West for its rainforests, this biogeographic realm of Africa is far more diverse. While the tropics are thought of as regions with hot moist climates, which are caused by latitude and the trop ...
.
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.
Gallery
File:Trichilia dregeana, vrugte, Waterkloofrif, b.jpg,
File:Trichilia_dregeana_fruit.JPG, Fruit and black seeds with red arils
File:Trichilia_dregeana.JPG, Seeds and compound leaf
File:Trichilia dregeana, lower, Waterkloofrif, a.jpg,
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q3643974
dregeana
Taxa named by Otto Wilhelm Sonder