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Dalbergia latifolia Roxb.

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];

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
Cites
FSC
Xylotheque

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

Bombay Rosewood; East India Blackwood; Indian Rosewood; Bombay Blackwood

DLLT , palisander, ostindisch , ©Bollinger Furniere

Bombay Rosewood; East India Blackwood; Indian Rosewood; Bombay Blackwood

DLLT , 100x75mm , ©Hansueli Schmid