About Burma Iron-wood
Xylia xylocarpa is a species of tree in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae of the family Fabaceae.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Xylia xylocarpa
- Genus
- Xylia
- Family
- MIMOSACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Associated with sal forests, moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Distribution
- India, Myanmar, Malesia, Indo-China, Philippines
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- जंबू Jambu, जांबु Jambu, सुरिया Suria
- Nepali
- जांबु Jambu
- Bengali
- লোহা কাঠ Loha Kat, লোহা কাঠ
- Tamil
- இருள் Irul, இருவேல் Iruvel, Irul, Iruvel
- Telugu
- బోజ Boja, ఎర్ర చెన్నంగి Erra Chennangi, కొండ తంగేడు Konda Tangedu
- Kannada
- ಬೆಟ್ಟದಾವರಿಕೆ ಮರ Bettadaavarike Mara, ಹೊಮ್ಮವರಿಕೆ Hommaavarike, ಇರುಳ್ Irul
- Malayalam
- ഇരുൾ Irul, ഇരുമുള്ള് Irumullu, കടമരം Kadamaram
- Marathi
- जांभा Jambha, सुरिया Suriya, येरूळ Yerul
Botanical family
Mimosaceae
Mimosa/Acacia family
Burma Iron-wood belongs to the Mimosaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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