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Dalbergia melanoxylon Guill. & Perr.

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)

Further information

Intkey
COL
Wikipedia
Cites
FSC

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