Dalbergia is a large genus of small to medium-size trees, shrubs and lianas in the pea family, Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. The genus has a wide distribution, native to the tropical regions of Central and South America, Africa, Madagascar and southern Asia. The size of the genus is disputed, with different authorities citing between 100-600 species; ILDIS accepts 159 species. The coniferous Coast Redwood, the tallest tree species on earth A tree can be defined as a large, perennial, woody plant. ... A willow shrub A shrub or bush is a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 6 m tall. ... A liana is woody climber. ... Subfamilies Faboideae Caesalpinioideae Mimosoideae References GRIN-CA 2002-09-01 The name Fabaceae belongs to either of two families, depending on viewpoint. ... Genera See text The Subfamily Faboideae is in the flowering plant family, Fabaceae. ... The tropics are the geographic region of the Earth centered on the equator and limited in latitude by the two tropics: the Tropic of Cancer in the north and the Tropic of Capricorn in the southern hemisphere. ... Commonly, Central America is the region of North America located between the southern border of Mexico and the northwest border of Colombia, in South America. ... South America South America is a continent crossed by the equator, with most of its area in the Southern Hemisphere. ... Africa is the worlds second-largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. ... World map showing Asia. ...

Selected economically important species

• Dalbergia brownei (Coin Vine)
• Dalbergia cearensis (Kingwood)
• Dalbergia cochinchinensis (Siamese Rosewood)
• Dalbergia ecastaphyllum (Coinvine)
• Dalbergia decipularis (Tulipwood)
• Dalbergia frutescens
• Dalbergia latifolia (Indian Rosewood, Sonokeling)
• Dalbergia melanoxylon (African Blackwood)
• Dalbergia monetaria (Moneybush)
• Dalbergia nigra (Brazilian Rosewood, Jacarandá)
• Dalbergia retusa (Cocobolo)
• Dalbergia sissoo (Sheesham, Sissoo)
• Dalbergia stevensonii (Honduras Rosewood)

Binomial name Dalbergia cearensis Ducke Kingwood is classic furniture wood, almost exclusively used for inlays on very fine furniture. ... Tulipwood, also Brazilian tulipwood is a classic high-quality wood, very dense with a lovely figure. ... Binomial name Dalbergia frutescens (Vell. ... Binomial name Dalbergia melanoxylon Guill. ... Binomial name Dalbergia retusa Hemsl. ...

Uses

Many species of Dalbergia are important timber trees, valued for their decorative and often fragrant wood, rich in aromatic oils. The most famous of these are the rosewoods, so-named because of the smell, but several other valuable woods are yielded by the genus. Timber Timber is a term used to describe wood that has been processed for use —from the time trees are felled, to its end product as a material suitable for industrial use —such as structural material for construction or wood pulp for paper production. ... A tree trunk as found at the Veluwe, The Netherlands Wood derives from woody plants, notably trees but also shrubs. ... Rosewood refers to a number of richly hued timbers, brownish with darker veining. ...

The pre-eminent rosewood appreciated in the western world is D. nigra known as Rio, Bahia, Brazilian Rosewood, Palisander de Rio Grande, or Jacarandá; heavily exploited in the past, it is now CITES-listed. The second most desired rosewood in the western world is D. latifolia known as (East) Indian Rosewood or Sonokeling. Most rosewoods are a rich brown with a good figure. Note that only a small part of all Dalbergia species yield rosewood. The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is an international agreement between Governments, drafted as a result of a resolution adopted in 1963 at a meeting of members of the World Conservation Union (IUCN). ...

The (Brazilian) Tulipwood (D. decipularis) is cream coloured with red or salmon stripes. It is most often used in crossbanding and other veneers; it should not be confused with the "tulipwood" of the American Tulip Tree Liriodendron tulipifera, used in cheap cabinetwork. Tulipwood, also Brazilian tulipwood is a classic high-quality wood, very dense with a lovely figure. ... Species Liriodendron chinense (Hemsl. ...

The similarly used (but purple with darker stripes), and also Brazilian, Kingwood is yielded by D. cearensis. Both are smallish trees, to 10m. Another notable timber is Cocobolo, mainly from D. retusa, a Central American timber with spectacular decorative orange red figure on freshly cut surfaces which quickly fades in air to more subdued tones and hues. Binomial name Dalbergia cearensis Ducke Kingwood is classic furniture wood, almost exclusively used for inlays on very fine furniture. ... Binomial name Dalbergia retusa Hemsl. ...

The Indian souvenir trade sells objects made of Dalbergia sissoo (sometimes stained purple) as if they were rosewood. The wood of some species can be used for toolhandles, at best.[1]

African Blackwood (D. melanoxylon) is an intensely black wood in demand for making woodwind musical instruments. Binomial name Dalbergia melanoxylon Guill. ... A woodwind instrument is a musical instrument in which sound is produced by blowing through a mouthpiece against an edge or by a vibrating reed, and in which the pitch is varied by opening or closing holes in the body of the instrument. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ...

Dalbergia species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Bucculatrix mendax which feeds exclusively on Dalbergia sissoo. A larva (Latin; plural larvae) is a juvenile form of animal with indirect development, undergoing metamorphosis (for example, insects or amphibians). ... Super Families Butterflies Hesperioidea Papilionoidea Moths Micropterigoidea Heterobathmioidea Eriocranioidea Acanthopteroctetoidea Lophocoronoidea Neopseustoidea Mnesarchaeoidea Hepialoidea Nepticuloidea Incurvarioidea Palaephatoidea Tischeriodea Simaethistoidea Tineoidea Gracillarioidea Yponomeutoidea Gelechioidea Zygaenoidea Sesioidea Cossoidea Tortricoidea Choreutoida Urodoidea Galacticoidea Schreckensteinioidea Epermenioidea Pterophoroidea Aluctoidea Immoidea Axioidea Hyblaeoidea Thyridoidea Whalleyanoidea Pyraloidea Mimallonoidea Lasiocampoidea Geometroidea Drepanoidea Bombycoidea Calliduloidae Hedyloidea Noctuoidea Families About... Bucculatricidae is a family of moths. ...