Biology:Chloroxylon
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
| Chloroxylon | |
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| Chloroxylon swietenia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Subfamily: | Rutoideae |
| Genus: | Chloroxylon DC. |
Chloroxylon is a genus of trees in the family Rutaceae.[1][2] The genus comprises two species, both desired for their wood as high quality tropical timber and heavily exploited.[citation needed]
It has rough and spongy outer bark. Timber is very tough and durable. It has a typical unpleasant smell.
Species
- Chloroxylon swietenia - east Indian satinwood or Sri Lanka satinwood[3]
- Chloroxylon faho - Madagascar satinwood[4]
References
- ↑ "Chloroxylon". Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:331488-2. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
- ↑ Morton, Cynthia M.; Telmer, Cheryl (October 2014). "New Subfamily Classification for the Rutaceae". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 99 (4): 620–641. doi:10.3417/2010034.
- ↑ "Timberline Exotic Hardwoods | Specialist Timber - Sri Lanka Satinwood". http://www.exotichardwoods.co.uk/Woods_List/Sri_Lanka_Satinwood.asp.
- ↑ "Exotic Hard Woods | Specialist Timber - Madagascar Satinwood". http://www.exotichardwoods.co.uk/Woods_List/Madagascar_Satinwood.asp.
Wikidata ☰ Q13055458 entry
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