| Scientific Name | Dalbergia nigra Fr.All. |
| Trade Name | Rosewood-Brazilian |
| Local Name | Palissandre du Bresil (French), Jacaranda de Brasil (Spanish), Cabiuna, Caviuna, Jacaranda (Brazil), Violet (Kerala) |
| Family | Leguminosae |
| Tree Size | Large to very large |
| Tree Height ( m ) | 38 |
| Tree Diameter ( cm ) | 90 - 120 |
| Tree Distribution | Latin American countries like Brazil. |
| Sapwood-Heartwood Distinction | Distinct |
| Sapwood Colour | Pale in colour |
| Heartwood Colour | Violet or purplish in colour with dark streaks |
| Hardness | Moderately hard to hard |
| Specific Gravity Based on Weight Over-dry and Volume Green | 0.8 |
| Weight | Moderately heavy |
| Weight(Kg)/cubic meter at 12% Moisture Content | |
| Texture | Coarse textured |
| Grain | Straight grain |
| Growth Rings | Not distinct |
| Porosity | Diffuse porous |
| Vessel Size | Vessels solitary, moderately large |
| Vessel Arrangement | solitary with circular vessel outline, filled with dark gummy deposits |
| Vessel Diameter | 210 - 380 260 |
| Vessel Element Lenght | 330 - 640 640 |
| Perforation | Simple |
| Pit Outline | Polygonal |
| Pit Size | Medium to large(7-12 µm),vestured |
| Vessel Ray Pitting | Alternate and pit outline polygonal |
| Ray Nature | broad to moderately board, moderately numerous and widely spaced |
| Ray Arrangement/Type | Three to four cells wide, homogenous wholly made up of procumbent cells |
| Ray Number | 5 - 7 |
| Ray Height | 530 - 840 680 |
| Fibre Walls | Thin to thick walled, both septate and non-septate. |
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| Modulus of Rupture in kg/cm2 (Green) | |
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| Uses | Mainly used in furniture industry because of its attractive figure. Also used for making cabinets and decorative veneer. |
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