Dalbergia melanoxylon
African Blackwood; Grenadill
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Grenadillo | |
| Deutsch | Grenadill | |
| English | African Blackwood; Grenadill | |
| Français | African Blackwood, Grenadill | |
| Italiano | Grenadill | |
| Suomi | Grenadill | |
| Norsk | Grenadill | |
| Čeština | Grenadill | |
| Español | Grenadill | |
| Svenska | Grenadill | |
| Polski | Grenadill | |
| Український | Grenadill | |
| Român | Grenadill | |
| Русский | Grenadill | |
| Български | Grenadill | |
| EESTI | Grenadill | |
| 日本語 | Grenadill | |
| Other names | African Blackwood;African Ebony;Chinese Blackwood;Chinese Blackwood;East African Blackwood;Senegal Ebony;Sudan Ebony(GB, US); pau preto (MZ); babanus (SD); mufunjo (UG); mpingo (KE); babanusi, moghano, sibbe (ET); atiyi (TG) |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Africa | |||
| States and Territories | Zimbabwe; Zambia; Zaire; Uganda; Tanzania; Sudan; Sri Lanka; South Africa; Senegal; Nigeria; Mozambique; Mali; Malawi; Kenya; Ivory Coast; India; India; Ethiopia; Chad; Central African Rep.; Burkina; Botswana; Angola | |||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Fabales | |||
| Family | Fabaceae | |||
| Genus | Dalbergia | |||
| Species | melanoxylon | |||
| Author citation | Guill. & Perr. | |||
| Scientific name | Dalbergia melanoxylon Guill. & Perr. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | halbringporig/zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/papdamel.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | indistinct or not recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun und schwarz | |||
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 | 900.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 1200.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
DLML , 100x75mm , ©Hansueli Schmid