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Category=Timber
Nomenclature
Dalbergia nigra (Vell.) Allemão ex Benth. Leguminosae
Standardized common name (English): Brazilian Rosewood
Botanical Voucher Specimen
Organoleptic Characteristics
Heartwood [... has a] fragrant rose-like odor, taste distinctive.
Source: Chudnoff, Martin. 1984. Tropical Timbers of the World. USDA Forest Service. Ag. Handbook No. 607. [1]
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Macroscopic Characteristics
"Heartwood is various shades of brown to chocolate or violet irregularly and conspicuously streaked with black; dark specimens with oily or waxy appearance and feel; sharply demarcated from the white sapwood. Grain generally straight; texture medium to rather coarse; luster medium..."
Source: Chudnoff, Martin. 1984. Tropical Timbers of the World. USDA Forest Service. Ag. Handbook No. 607. [2]
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Microscopic Characteristics
High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification
DNA Identification
Supplementary Information
Other Publications
Sources
- ↑ Chudnoff, Martin. 1984. Tropical Timbers of the World. USDA Forest Service. Ag. Handbook No. 607.
- ↑ Chudnoff, Martin. 1984. Tropical Timbers of the World. USDA Forest Service. Ag. Handbook No. 607.