East Indian Rosewood

Dalbergia latifolia

Also known as Black Rosewood, Bombay Black wood, Indonesian Rosewood, Malabar rosewood

Tree

About East Indian Rosewood

Dalbergia latifolia (synonym Dalbergia emarginata) is a premier timber species, also known as the Indian rosewood (Tamil / தமிழ்: Eetti / ஈட்டி) (Telugu / తెలుగు: Irugudu/ ఇరుగుడు). It is native to low-elevation tropical monsoon forests of south east India. Some common names in English include rosewood, Bombay blackwood, roseta rosewood, East Indian rosewood, reddish-brown rosewood, Indian palisandre, and Java palisandre. Its Indian common names are beete, and satisal or sitsal. The tree grows to 40 metres (130 ft) in height and is evergreen, but locally deciduous in drier subpopulations.

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Dalbergia latifolia
Genus: Dalbergia
Family: FABACEAE
Habit: Tree
Habitat: Dry and moist deciduous forests, also in the plains
Native to: India
Distribution: India, Nepal, Andama Islands (India), Malay peninsula, Indonesia, Himalayas, China, Malaysia
Flowering & fruiting: July-February
Conservation status: Vulnerable (VU)

Local Names

Hindi: काला शीशम Kala-shisham, विलायती शीशम Vilayati shisham, Shisham
Nepali: सतिसाल Satisal, सतिसाल
Tamil: நூக்கம் nukkam, தோதகத்தி totakatti
Telugu: Iruguducheva, ఇరుగుడు, జిట్టేగి
Kannada: ಬೀಟೆ Beete, ಇಬಡಿ Ibadi, ಇಬಟಿ Ibati
Malayalam: ഈട്ടി Itti, കരിവീട്ടി Karivittti, വീട്ടി Viitti
Marathi: काळारुख Kalarukh, शिसव Sisau, शिसम

Botanical family

Fabaceae

Legume/Bean family

East Indian Rosewood belongs to the Fabaceae family.

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