Geographical origin: Central and South America Other Names: Cardinalwood, Satine rubane, Muirapiranga Uses: Highly valued in ornamental turnery, woodwind instruments, brush backs, knife and tool handles, inlay work The Tree: A many-branched, multi-stemmed savannah(a coarse-grassed plain with scattered tree growth) deciduous tree with a height range of 25-50 feet a short, narrow trunk, 1-2 feet in diameter which is rarely cylindrical and often fluted smooth, pale gray bark which will sometimes peel off in strips will grow in agriculturally-deprived landscapes and will intertwine with other trees the National Tree of Tanzania the Tree of Music(its oily nature and high tolerance to climactic changes makes it highly valued in the manufacture of woodwind instruments) General Characteristics: True rosewood whose color is dark purplish brown or black with very dark streaks fine and even texture with slightly oily feel straight grain with low luster Note: “Black and White” Blackwood is sold with the heartwood and the clearly demarcated sapwood, which is generally narrow and yellowish in color Other Names: Mufunjo, Mpingo, Mozambique ebony, Grenadilla, Congowood, Senegal ebony, Mukelete, Dialambam

Uses: turnery, decorative woodwork, inlay, figured veneer musical instruments General Characteristics: color is creamy peach to golden yellow to orange medium to coarse texture “snakeskin” effect created by the interlocking of grain produced by a distortion of the growing process(also referred to as “fiddleback”) low to medium luster creamy white to yellowish mineral deposits are common variable to slow drying with some checking Uses: cabinet making, figured veneer, turnery decorative woodwork, boat building, flooring, musical instruments The Tree: large deciduous tree with a height range of 80 to 100 feet with clear boles 30 to 50 feet, sometimes with large buttresses trunk diameters are 3 to 5 feet large spreading crown with somewhat drooping branches greenish to light gray bark with regular flaking alternating compound leaves with 4 to 6 pairs of leaflets and glossy sheen drought resistant but intolerant to water-logging

General Characteristics: color is creamy peach to golden yellow to reddish orange medium to coarse texture with interlocked, irregular grain with distinctive curly figure low to medium luster creamy white to yellowish mineral deposits are common variable to slow drying with some checking Geographical Origin: West, Central and East Africa Other Names: Doussie, Apa, Aligna, Mkora, Mkola, Chanfuta, Mupapa, Pod mahogany, Hlafuta

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