*Chloroxylon swietenia * DC.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ While compiling notes for this plant, found it to be very intriguing ... *Chloroxylon swietenia* is also placed in a family called Flindersiaceae ... NPGS / GRIN <http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?10311>--- not much information on the internet; not yet listed in The Plants List A rare binomial -- the epithet is strangely a name of genus - *Swietenia*. Its synonym is *Swietenia chloroxylon* ... NPGS / GRIN<http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?10311> In The Plants List, *Swietenia chloroxylon* is synonym of *Chloroxylon ** chloroxylon* (unresolved). ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ - *klor-oh-ZY-lon* -- from the Greek *chloros* (green) and *xylon* (wood) *swee-TEEN-ee-uh* -- named for Gerard van Swieten, Dutch botanist and physician to the Empress Maria Theresa ... Dave's Botanary<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdavesgarden.com%2Fguides%2Fbotanary%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf-XnKALJLi4ZvWhItDcjW2mcyZrg> [image: Chloroxylon swietenia DC.]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5653623569%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeKroowSVK0sao5GXKGdpvPzEyeDQ> Apr 22, 2011 ... at Sutagatti, near Belgaum, Karnataka *commonly known as*: Ceylon satinwood, East Indian satinwood • *Malayalam*: പുരുഷ് purus, വരിമരം varimaram • *Marathi*: *¿ *बेहरु* ?* behru, हेद heda, हेद्रू hedru • *Oriya*: ଭେରୁ bheru • *Sanskrit*: पीतदारु pitadaru, पीतकाष्ठ pitakastha • *Tamil*: கன்முதிரை kan-mutirai, கரும்புரசு karum-puracu, முதிரை mutirai, புரசு puracu • *Telugu*: బిళ్లు billu *Native to*: s India, Sri Lanka *References*: Flowers of India<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flowersofindia.net%2Fcatalog%2Fslides%2FCeylon%2520Satinwood.html&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzdtnXHY7PDeAQPxalVlvV-tClCF-w>• NPGS / GRIN<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ars-grin.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2Fnpgs%2Fhtml%2Ftaxon.pl%3F10311&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcu_rsohCFOaQXBjljfuV8eDO3vLQ>• ENVIS - FRLHT<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fenvis.frlht.org%2Fplant_details.php%3Fdisp_id%3D519%26parname%3D0&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfP3Yk2x0ISWZItIdIy8JuFJB6dPg>• DDSA<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fdsal.uchicago.edu%2Fdictionaries%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzf6uenyoQ09XSR__kqQB9oTVQ4dNQ>• *Further Flowers of Sahyadri* by Shrikant Ingalhalikar *more views*: - Apr 22, 2011 ... at Sutagatti, near Belgaum, Karnataka [image: Chloroxylon swietenia DC.]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5653632413%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEze-Ho4nB4O-DWHGj2wjo_BiAJnBWQ> [image: Chloroxylon swietenia DC.]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5653615437%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzeaHfEpev6k6hG9Uqq1jgex2bakxQ> [image: Chloroxylon swietenia DC.]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5653627915%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzc-anwZt54zefY3SSiuKOmY7uOeFA> [image: Chloroxylon swietenia DC.]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5653611577%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzcvk6UaS3riMtWsvGFrd3yWIjJCUg> [image: Chloroxylon swietenia DC.]<http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2Fdinesh_valke%2F5654193584%2F&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFrqEzfHzgBZA0WG1ttpyiy73x4vg42z0g> Regards. Dinesh
