Chinese Blackwood
Dalbergia melanoxylon
About Chinese Blackwood
Dalbergia melanoxylon (African blackwood, grenadilla, or mpingo) in French Grenadille d'Afrique is a flowering plant in the subfamily Faboideae of the family Fabaceae, native to seasonally dry regions of Africa from Senegal east to Eritrea, to southern regions of Tanzania to Mozambique and south to the north-eastern parts of South Africa. The tree is an important timber species in its native areas; it is used in the manufacture of musical instruments, sculptures vinyago in Swahili language and fine furniture. Populations and genomic resources for genetic biodiversity maintenance in parts of its native range are threatened by overharvesting due to poor or absent conservation planning and by the species' low germination rates.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Dalbergia melanoxylon
- Genus
- Dalbergia
- Family
- FABACEAE
- Habit
- Tree Key identification features : Cultivated
- Conservation status
- Near Threatened (NT)
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Chinese Blackwood belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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