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Chloroxylon swietenia (Ceylon Satinwood)

Synonyms: Chloroxylon chloroxylon; Swietenia chloroxylon

Wikipedia Abstract

Chloroxylon swietenia (Ceylon satinwood, East Indian satinwood or buruta (බුරුත in Sinhala)) 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. Ceylon satinwood is a medium-sized deciduous tree, growing to 15–20 m tall, with thick, fissured, slightly corky bark and pinnate leaves. The flowers are small, creamy-white, produced in panicles; the fruit is an oblong three-segmented capsule 2.5-4.5 cm long, containing 1-4 seeds in each segment.
View Wikipedia Record: Chloroxylon swietenia

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Chloroxylon swietenia

Attributes

Janka Hardness [1]  2600 lbf (1179 kgf) Very Hard
Specific Gravity [2]  0.8

Predators

Aonidiella orientalis (Oriental Scale)[3]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
1Wood Janka Hardness Scale/Chart J W Morlan's Unique Wood Gifts
2Properties of Imported Tropical Woods, B. FRANCIS KUKACHKA, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Forest Service
3Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0