Brazilian rosewood
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Brazilian rosewood, scientifically known as Dalbergia nigra, is a valuable timber tree native to Brazil. This tree yields a heavy, hard wood that is dark in color and streaked with black resinous layers. The wood, also called cabiúna or jacaranda in Brazil, was once highly sought after by cabinet and piano makers. While its use is now limited due to dwindling supplies, it is still utilized for crafting xylophone bars. The heartwood of the tree can grow to large dimensions, but it often decays from the center before maturity, making it faulty.12
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jacaranda…rosewood from the tree species Dalbergia nigra, also of the pea family.
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…rosewood, Dalbergia stevensoni, and the Brazilian rosewood, principally D. nigra, a leguminous tree up to 125 feet (38 metres) called cabiúna, and jacaranda in Brazil. Jacaranda (q.v.) also refers to several species of Machaerium, also of the Fabaceae (or Leguminosae) family, and a source of commercial rosewood.
Read More…rosewood, Dalbergia stevensoni, and the Brazilian rosewood, principally D. nigra, a leguminous tree up to 125 feet (38 metres) called cabiúna, and jacaranda in Brazil. Jacaranda (q.v.) also refers to several species of Machaerium, also of the Fabaceae (or Leguminosae) family, and a source of commercial rosewood.
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