✿Fabaceae · Dalbergia
Chinese Blackwood
Dalbergia melanoxylon
TreeMedicinal
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, West Bengal
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- AlternaterecordedOne leaf per node, arranged in a spiral or zigzag up the stem.“The leaves are deciduous in the dry season, alternate, 6–22 cm long, pinnately compound, with 6–9 alternately arranged leaflets.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.“The leaves are deciduous in the dry season, alternate, 6–22 cm long, pinnately compound, with 6–9 alternately arranged leaflets.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf surface
- Glabrous (smooth, hairless)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chinese Blackwood itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
- Fruit type
- LegumerecordedA dry pod that splits open along two seams (typical of the pea/bean family).“The fruit is a pod 3–7 cm long, containing one to two seeds.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Chinese Blackwood itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Chinese Blackwood
A member of the Fabaceae family, Chinese Blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon) is a tree. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra and West Bengal.
Uses
Locally it is cut for timber and furniture and used to deter insects.
Botanical family
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Chinese Blackwood belongs to the Fabaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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