Bhirra / East-Indian Satin Wood
Chloroxylon swietenia
Also known as Satin Wood
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- January-October
How to identify Bhirra
Identify Bhirra by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound.
- Confirm fruit type: Capsule.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: January-October.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Rutaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Bhirra.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Chloroxylon swietenia
- Genus
- Chloroxylon
- Family
- Rutaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India, Madagascar, Sri lanka
- Distribution
- India, Madagascar
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Chhattisgarh
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-October
- Conservation status
- Vulnerable (VU)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bhirra itself; the rest are typical of the Rutaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Fruit type
- CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Bhirra itself; the rest are typical of the Rutaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- भिर्रा Bhirra, Bhivia, Dhoura
- Tamil
- கன்முதிரை Kan-mutirai, கரும்புரசு Karum-puracu, முதிரை Mutirai
- Kannada
- Bittulla, ಹುರಗಲು Huragalu, Hurihuli
- Malayalam
- വരിമരമ് Varimaram, വരിമരം, Chloroxylon swietenia
- Marathi
- हेद Heda, हेद्रू Hedru, बेहरु
About Bhirra
East-Indian Satin wood (Chloroxylon swietenia) is a tree in the Rutaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and 5 other states. It grows in deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from January to October.
Rutaceae
Citrus/Rue family
Bhirra belongs to the Rutaceae family.
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