East Indian Satinwood PRODUCT NAME
Chloroxylon swietenia (DC.)= Swietenia chloroxylon (Roxb.) SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | East Indian Satinwood, Ceylon Satinwood |
| Local Name: | India: Porinja maram (Irula, Kurumba), Purush, Porasu, Vaaimaram, Mammarai (Tamil), Bhera (Hindi), Bheru (Urdu), Billu (Telugu) |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
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| Product Description: | A medium sized tree. Flower: in terminal or axillary panicles, cream. Fruit: a 3-valved capsule; seeds 3, oblong, apically winged. Bark: rough, corky, pale, deeply fissured, leaf fall February-March. |
| NTFP Classification: | Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics, Crafts and furniture making, Feed, fodder and fuelwood |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | India |
| Description: | Hills 200-1000 m. Common on the lower dry deciduous forests, Peninsular India. |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | bark, bast |
| Uses: | Bark very effective medicine for fungal infections of the skin. |
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