Philippine mahogany planted as shade trees along a road in San Ildefonso, Bulacan, Philippines
Conservation status
Data Deficient (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
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.[1] It is commonly known as kalantas (also spelled calantas), lanipga (in Visayan and Bikol),[2]ample (in Batanes),[2]bantinan (in Cagayan and Mountain Province),[2]danupra (in Zambales and Ilocos Norte),[2]Philippine cedar, or Philippine mahogany (although the latter is also applied to members of the unrelated genus Shorea).[3]
^ abBarstow, M. (2018). "Toona calantas". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T32122A68105077. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T32122A68105077.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
^ abcd"Kalantas". BINHI. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
^ASEAN Tropical Plant Database. "Toona calantas Merr. & Rolfe". National Institute of Environmental Research, Republic of Korea. Archived from the original on December 11, 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
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