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Dalbergia melanoxylon (African Ebony; African Blackwood; Sudan Ebony; Senegal Ebony; East African Blackwood; Chinese Blackwood)

Synonyms: Amerimnon melanoxylon (homotypic); Amerimnon stocksii; Dalbergia stocksii

Wikipedia Abstract

Dalbergia melanoxylon (African blackwood, grenadilla, or mpingo) is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to seasonally dry regions of Africa from Senegal east to Eritrea and south to the Transvaal in South Africa. The tree is an important timber species in its native areas; it is used in the manufacture of musical instruments and fine furniture. Populations and genomic resources for genetic biodiversity maintenance in parts of its native range are threatened by over harvesting due to poor or absent conservation planning and by the species' low germination rates.
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Attributes

Janka Hardness [2]  4050 lbf (1837 kgf) Very Hard
Leaf Type [1]  Deciduous
Specific Gravity [2]  1.28
Structure [1]  Tree

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Dinder National Park II 2088300 Sudan  
Kruger National Park II 4718115 Mpumalanga, South Africa

Emblem of

Tanzania, United Republic Of

Predators

Charaxes guderiana (Blue-spangled Emperor)[3]
Charaxes jahlusa (Pearl-spotted Emperor)[3]
Poicephalus rufiventris (Red-bellied Parrot)[4]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Kattge, J. et al. (2011b) TRY - a global database of plant traits Global Change Biology 17:2905-2935
♦ 2Wood Janka Hardness Scale/Chart J W Morlan's Unique Wood Gifts
♦ 3Jorrit H. Poelen, James D. Simons and Chris J. Mungall. (2014). Global Biotic Interactions: An open infrastructure to share and analyze species-interaction datasets. Ecological Informatics.
♦ 4del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0