Yes Dinesh ji I have also observed it mentioned in Family Meliaceae....? On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 12:57 PM, Dinesh Valke <[email protected]>wrote:
> *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 -- Dr Satish Phadke
