Grenadilla is a name given to a number of different African black woods, most commonly Dalbergia melanoxylon (sometimes known as Mpingo). It is used for making musical instruments, mainly the oboe, the flute and the clarinet. In the past, other types of wood were used and were also called Grenadilla. A satellite composite image of Africa Africa is the worlds second-largest continent in both area and population, after Asia. ... A tree trunk as found at the Veluwe, The Netherlands Wood is a organic material found as the primary content of the stems of woody plants, especially trees, but also shrubs. ... A musical instrument is a device that has been constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... Modern Oboe The Oboe is a musical instrument of the woodwind double reed family. ... This article pertains to the musical instrument. ... A bass clarinet, which sounds an octave lower than the more common Bb soprano clarinet. ...

Grenadilla is also used as an alternative name for the Passion fruit. The fruit of Passiflora edulis Passion fruit (Portuguese: Maracuj ) comes from passion flower vines, plants of the genus Passiflora, native to tropical and sub-tropical America. ...