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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