Wood Specimen's Information:  

 
  Museum Floor  &  Size of Specimens :

First floor, Timber Cylindrical Log
  Specimen's Access Number :

CBRw019
  Binomial Name of Specimen :

Chloroxylon swietenia
  Specimen's Collector Name :

D.F.O, Kollegal

R.O, Balapalle
  Specimen's Collection Area :

Kollegal, Karnataka

Balapalle, Karnataka
 

Specimen's Collection Date

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  Specimen's Collection Country :

India
  Specimen's Collection Continent :

Asia
  Number of Specimen Available :

2
  Whether it is available for mutual exchange :

Yes
Scientific Classification of Wood Specimen:  

 
  Kingdom :

Plantae
  Division :

Magnoliophyta
 

Class

 :

Magnoliopsida
  Order :

Sapindales
  Family :

Rutaceae
  Genus :

Chloroxylon
  Subgenus :

 
  Species :

Chloroxylon swietenia
 

Author of Species

 :

Augustin Pyramus de Candolle
  Common/Trade Name :

East Indian Station wood

  Vernacular Name :

Hindi: Bhirra

Kannada: Hurugalu

Tamil: Porasu

Telugu: Billudu
  Distribution of Species :

It is native to southern India and Sri Lanka.
 

Uses

 :

Wood valuable for furniture and for agriculture implements
  Normal Picture of Specimens :

 
  Anatomical Picture of Specimens :

 

 

 

 

 

References :

 

  

  1. Flora of Anantapur District, A.P, India, by T.Pullaiah and N.Yesoda

  2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chloroxylon

  3. http://forest.ap.nic.in/Forest%20Flora%20of%20Andhra%20Pradesh/files/ff0270.htm

  4. Asian Regional Workshop (Conservation & Sustainable Management of Trees, Viet Nam, August 1996) (1998). Chloroxylon swietenia

  5. Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature. (Ency WTimber)

  6. Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds. 1980–. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon. (F Ceylon)

  7. Luna, R. K. 1996. Plantation trees. (Plantation Trees)