Biology:Chloroxylon swietenia
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Short description: Species of tree
| Chloroxylon swietenia | |
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| Ragihalli Forest, Bengaluru district, India . | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Chloroxylon |
| Species: | C. swietenia
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| Binomial name | |
| Chloroxylon swietenia | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Chloroxylon swietenia , the Ceylon satinwood or East Indian satinwood,[3] is a tropical hardwood, the sole species in the genus Chloroxylon (from the Greek χλωρὸν ξύλον, "green wood"). It is native to southern India , Sri Lanka, and Madagascar .[1]
It and Zanthoxylum flavum, the West Indian satinwood, are considered to be the original satinwoods.[4]
Wood
Its wood is prized for veneers, inlays, fine furniture, and other specialty applications.[4]
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Conservation
Populations have declined due to overexploitation.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Asian Regional Workshop (Conservation & Sustainable Management of Trees, Viet Nam, August 1996). 1998. Chloroxylon swietenia. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.1. Downloaded on 24 July 2013.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Chloroxylon swietenia". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:577966-1. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ↑ "Chloroxylon swietenia". Ecocrop. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropView?id=4516. Retrieved 22 May 2019.[yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "East Indian Satinwood | The Wood Database (Hardwood)" (in en-US). https://www.wood-database.com/east-indian-satinwood/.
Wikidata ☰ Q2229595 entry
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