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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]
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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
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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]
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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.
- ↑ 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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