''Chloroxylon'' is a genus of trees in the family
Rutaceae.
The genus comprises two species, both desired for their wood as high quality
tropical timber and heavily exploited.
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
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
satinwood
Satinwood may refer to:
* A name for a wood that can be polished to a high gloss derived from certain species of flowering plants:
* ''Brosimum rubescens'', Red satinwood, Suriname satinwood
* ''Ceratopetalum apetalum'', Scented satinwood
* ''Ch ...
*''
Chloroxylon faho
''Chloroxylon'' is a genus of trees in the family Rutaceae. The genus comprises two species, both desired for their wood as high quality tropical timber and heavily exploited.
It has rough and spongy outer bark. Timber is very tough and durable. ...
'' - Madagascar satinwood
References
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Rutaceae genera
Rutoideae
