Chisocheton


Chisocheton is a genus of trees in the family Meliaceae. The genus name comes from the Greek schizos and :wikt:chiton meaning "split tunic", referring to the lobed staminal tube of C. patens. Their range is from India and tropical China, throughout Malesia and south to New South Wales and Vanuatu.

Description

Flowers are usually unisexual, rarely bisexual, with a cup-shaped calyx. Fruits are one or two-seeded. Chisocheton habitats are rain forests, typically understorey trees, from sea-level to about altitude.
The wood of several Chisocheton species is used locally in light construction. In the Philippines, the seeds of Chisocheton cumingianus are used to make a non-drying oil either for traditional medicine or as fuel for oil lamps.

Species

The Plant List recognises 53 accepted species :