Afzelia xylocarpa seed
LATIN NAME: Afzelia xylocarpa
COMMON NAME: Makha Tree
The makha tree is a tall, handsome, evergreen tree of the warm forests, and its fine, glossy, compound leaves and its valuable, durable timber have made it one of the most prized of the fine-wood trees. It grows as an evergreen tree, reaching up to thirty metres or more, with the tall, upright, branching trunk bearing the alternate, pinnate leaves of the many small, glossy, oval leaflets and, through the spring, the small, pale, pea-like flowers in the loose clusters, followed by the large, woody, flattened, black pods, each holding the large, shiny, colourful seeds. It is a species of the tree in the pea family, and it is native to the warm regions of the south-eastern Asia, while it is prized for its fine, durable timber, and it is known as the makha tree.
The makha tree belongs to the pea family, Fabaceae, and it is a species of the evergreen tree, native to the warm regions of the south-eastern Asia, while it is prized for its fine, durable timber, and it is known as the makha tree. It is a tree of the warm forests, valued for its fine wood and its handsome seeds.
Scientific Research & Plant Biotechnology
The makha tree has a real and distinguished place in the research. It has been studied in the forestry and the wood science, since its fine, durable, reddish-brown timber has made it one of the most valued of the woods of the warm forests, and researchers have examined its timber, its growth and its conservation, while the pressures on the wild tree have drawn attention in the international conservation and forestry press as a tree of the warm forests, and the sustainable cultivation of the makha has been of the greatest interest. The plant has also been studied in the botany and the ecology, since it is a native of the warm forests of the south-eastern Asia, and its relationships, its distribution and its role in the forest have been examined, while the ecology of the forest trees of the region has been of continuing interest, and the study of the wild trees has been of value. The species has also been studied in the horticulture, since its fine, glossy, compound leaves and its handsome, colourful seeds have made it a valued tree of the warm garden, and researchers have examined its cultivation, while the growing of the makha in the garden and the plantation has been of continuing interest. For a tree of such value, the makha tree has a rich and continuing record of study.
Ecological & Economic Value & Wide Applications
Ecologically, the makha tree is a generous tree of the garden. Its fine, glossy, compound foliage gives a light, airy shade, and its large, woody, flattened pods feed the seed-eating animals, while its tall, leafy crown gives a fine cover and a shelter to the birds.
Its economic value is real. The makha tree is prized for its fine, durable timber, and its value has drawn attention in the international wood and conservation press as one of the fine woods of the warm forests, while its handsome, colourful seeds have also been treasured in the making of the jewellery of the region. Because the wild tree has been under pressure, it is best grown with care, and the conservation of the makha has been of the greatest importance. For a grower, the makha tree is a rewarding and precious tree, and for a gardener it brings a fine, glossy, fine-wooded tree to the warm garden. The seeds are easy to start — nick the hard coat with a file or soak them in warm water for a day, sow them just below the surface of a pot of moist, free-draining soil, keep them gently watered, and they’ll be sprouting steadily, growing on into a fine, glossy, fine-wooded tree.
Scientific Name : Afzelia xylocarpa (Kurz) Craib
Family Name : Leguminosaw-Caesalpinioideae (Fabaceae)
Habit Desc. : Large tree, up to 30 m high
Leaf Desc. : Paripinnate, alternate; leaflets 3-5 pairs, oblong-ovoid
Flower Desc. : Inflorescence in terminal panicle; calyx green, 4; corolla pink, 1
Fruit Desc. : Pod flat, brown, woody-valved; seeds woody, brown, with orange aril