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Ceylon Satinwood
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Ceylon Satinwood
ative Photo: Prashant Awale
Common name: Ceylon Satinwood, East Indian Satinwood, Buruta • Hindi: भिर्रा Bhirra, Bhivia, Dhoura, Girya • Kannada: Bittulla, ಹುರಗಲು Huragalu, Hurihuli, Masula, ಮಸ್ಸೀವಾಲ Massivala, ಮಾಷೂಡ್ಲ Maashudla, ಮಾಸಿ Maasi, ಮಶವಾಳ Mashavaala • Marathi: हेद Heda, हेद्रू Hedru • Oriya: ଭେରୁ Bheru Gatcho • Sanskrit: पीतदारु Pitadaru, पीतकाष्ठ Pitakastha • Tamil: கன்முதிரை Kan-mutirai, கரும்புரசு Karum-puracu, முதிரை Mutirai, புரசு Purachu • Malayalam: വരിമരമ് Varimaram • Telugu: Billu, Billydu, Billudu, Bella Source: Names of Plants in India
Botanical name: Chloroxylon swietenia    Family: Rutaceae (Lemon family)
Synonyms: Swietenia chloroxylon
Ceylon Satinwood is a hardwood tree, native to south India and Sri Lanka. Ceylon Satinwood is a medium-sized deciduous tree, growing to 15-20 m tall, with thick, fissured, slightly corky bark. Alternately arranged leaves are 15-22 cm long, pinnately divided into 10-20 pairs of oblong, blunt leaflets. The flowers are small, creamy-white, produced in panicles 10-20 cm long. Buds are round. The fruit is an oblong three-segmented capsule 2.5-4.5 cm long, containing 1-4 seeds in each segment. The wood produced by the tree is often a golden colour with a reflective sheen. It is used for small luxury items and as a veneer in wooden furniture. It is one of the best-known satinwoods.
Medicinal uses: Ceylon Satinwood is used in folk medicine in Chhattisgarh. In case of a problematic wound, the dried leaves of Ceylon Satinwood are applied on wound in order to increase the healing process.
Identification credit: Prashant Awale Photographed in Pench, Madhya Pradesh.
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