Chlorosylon.'] MELIACE^E. 77 



10. CHLOROXYLON, DC. 



1. C. Swietenia, DC.; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 569; Beddome t. 11; 

 Brandis 74. Sioietenia Chloroxylon, lloxb. .PL Ind. ii.400. Satin Wood. 

 Verti. Behra, giri/a, behru, bihri, C. P. ; Mududad, Tarn. ; Billu, bilgu, 

 Tel. ; Burus,purush, Tarn. ; Behru, Uriya; llalda, l/ieria, Mar.; Uuragalu, 

 Mysore; JJurute, mal lurute, Cingh. 



A moderate-sized deciduous tree. Bark -J inch thick, soft, spongy, 

 light grey or yellow. Wood very hard, yellowish hrown, the inner wood 

 of a darker colour, but no distinct heartwood, with a beautiful satiny 

 lustre, seasons well. Annual rings distinct. Pores very small. Me- 

 dullary rays fine, uniform and equidistant, very numerous, distinctly 

 visible on a radial section as shining irregularly-shaped plates ; the 

 distance between the rays is greater than the transverse diameter of 

 the pores. 



Central and South India and Ceylon. 



Growth slow, 16 rings per inch of radius. The following experiments have been 

 made to determine the weight and transverse strength : 



Weight. Value of P. 

 Baker, in 1829, with Madras wood, 3 experiments, 



with bars 6' X 2" X 2" found 651bs. 744 



A. Mendis, No. 8, with Ceylon wood, with bars 



2' X 1" X 1" 65 ],042 



A. Mendis, No. 52, with Ceylon wood, with bars 



2'X 1"X 1" 57 504 



Skinner, No. 47, with Madras wood 60 870 



Puclde (Balfour, p. 317) with West Mysore wood, 



3 experiments, with bars 2' X 1" X 1" . . 812 



The Catalogue of the Paris Exhibition, 1862, 



Central Provinces wood, with bars 3' X 1" X !'', 61 620 to 1,059 



Wallich, No. 187, with Ceylon wood . . . 51 



Smythies in 1878 found the average of our specimens to 



give . 57 



The wood is used for agricultural implements, cart building, furniture and picture 

 frames. In Madras it is prized for ploughs and oil-mills, and is found to stand well 

 under water. It has been tried as a substitute for boxwood in engraving, but has not 

 been found suitable ; it is however good for turning. It is imported into England for 

 cabinet work and the backs of brushes. 



C 1153. Ahiri, Central Provinces 54 



C 1412. Seoni, Central Provinces . . . . . . . .49 



C 2742. Jarnui, Berar 52 



C 1239. Gumsur, Madras 56 



C 1304, 56 



D 1069. North Arcot 61 



No. 20. Salem Collection 61 



No 52 ] ^ e ^ lon Collection 56 



11. CEDEELA, Linn. 



Besides these two species, Kurz gives C. multijuga, Kurz i. 228. Verc. Toung da-ma, 

 as a large, rather rare, evergreen tree of Pegu. 



Wood light, soft, red ; no heartwood. Annual rings marked by a 

 continuous belt of larger pores. Pores prominent on a vertical section. 

 Medullary rays distant. 



1. C. Toona, Roxb. ; Hook. Fl. Ind. i. 568; Roxb. Fl. Ind. i. 635; 

 Beddome t. 10; Brandis 72 ; Kurz i. 228; Gamble 16. The Toon Tree! 



