| Chloroxylon | |
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| Chloroxylon swietenia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Subfamily: | Rutoideae |
| Genus: | Chloroxylon DC. |
Chloroxylon is a genus of trees in the family Rutaceae.[1][2] The genus comprises two species, both desired for their wood as high quality tropical timber and heavily exploited.[citation needed]
It has rough and spongy outer bark. Timber is very tough and durable. It has a typical unpleasant smell.
- ^ "Chloroxylon". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
- ^ Morton, Cynthia M.; Telmer, Cheryl (October 2014). "New Subfamily Classification for the Rutaceae". Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden. 99 (4): 620–641. doi:10.3417/2010034. S2CID 85667129.