Dalbergia nigra (timber)

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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]

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]

Microscopic Characteristics

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Dalbergia nigra micrograph (stained) x15 - US Forest Products Laboratory.png
Dalbergia nigra micrograph (stained) x15
Source: Bergman, Richard et al. 2010. Wood handbook - Wood as an engineering material. General Technical Report FPL-GTR-190. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory.[3]

High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification

DNA Identification

Supplementary Information

Other Publications

Sources

  1. Chudnoff, Martin. 1984. Tropical Timbers of the World. USDA Forest Service. Ag. Handbook No. 607.
  2. Chudnoff, Martin. 1984. Tropical Timbers of the World. USDA Forest Service. Ag. Handbook No. 607.
  3. Bergman, Richard et al. 2010. Wood handbook - Wood as an engineering material. General Technical Report FPL-GTR-190. Madison, WI: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory. https://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/products/publications/several_pubs.php?grouping_id=100&header_id=p
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