Dalbergia latifolia
Bombay Rosewood; East India Blackwood; Indian Rosewood; Bombay Blackwood
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Rosewood, | |
| Deutsch | Ostindischer Palisander, Sonokeling | |
| English | Bombay Rosewood; East India Blackwood; Indian Rosewood; Bombay Blackwood | |
| Français | Ostindisch Palisander, Sonokeling | |
| Italiano | Ostindischer Palisander, Sonokeling | |
| Suomi | Ostindischer Palisander, Sonokeling | |
| Norsk | Ostindischer Palisander, Sonokeling | |
| Čeština | Ostindischer Palisander, Sonokeling | |
| Español | Ostindischer Palisander, Sonokeling | |
| Svenska | Ostindischer Palisander, Sonokeling | |
| Polski | Ostindischer Palisander, Sonokeling | |
| Український | Ostindischer Palisander, Sonokeling | |
| Român | Ostindischer Palisander, Sonokeling | |
| Русский | Ostindischer Palisander, Sonokeling | |
| Български | Ostindischer Palisander, Sonokeling | |
| EESTI | Ostindischer Palisander, Sonokeling | |
| 日本語 | Ostindischer Palisander, Sonokeling | |
| Other names | Itti [Tamil]; Pahari Sisoo [Hindi]; Pai [Hindi]; Safed Sisum [Hindi]; Shisham [Hindi]; |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Africa | |||
| States and Territories | Uganda; Tanzania; Sulawesi; Sri Lanka; Singapore; Réunion; Peninsular Malaysia; Pakistan; Nigeria; Nepal; Mauritius; Jawa; Malaysia; Kenya; Indonesia; India; Andaman Is | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Fabales | |||
| Family | Fabaceae | |||
| Genus | Dalbergia | |||
| Species | latifolia | |||
| Author citation | Roxb. | |||
| Scientific name | Dalbergia latifolia Roxb. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/papdalat.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | indistinct or not recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Mit Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun und violett | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC | |||
| House longhorn beetle (Hylotrupes bajulus) | n/a | |||
| Common furniture beetle (Anobium) | n/a | |||
| Termites | n/a | |||
| Lyctus | n/a | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 770.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 880.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 930.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
DLLT , palisander, ostindisch , ©Bollinger Furniere
DLLT , 100x75mm , ©Hansueli Schmid