Indian rosewood (Dalbergia latifolia) - part 1

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#Dlium Sonokeling or Indian rosewood (Dalbergia latifolia) is a species of plant in the Fabaceae, a large tree producing hardwood, medium weight and high quality, rounded leaves, thin and broad pods, highly adaptive, grows in dry and rocky landscapes with lots of sunlight.

D. latifolia has medium to large size, cylindrical stems, up to 40 m high with a ring of up to 2 m, the bark is brownish gray and slightly cracked longitudinally. The crown is dense, dome-shaped and sheds leaves.

The leaves are compound and pinnate oddly with 5-7 strands that have different sizes and appear alternately on the shaft. The leaves are round or elongated in width or heart, the upper surface is green and the surface is pale green.

The flowers are small, 0.5-1 cm long and clustered in panicles. The pods are green to brown when ripe and are elongated lanceolate, pointed at the base and tip. The pods have 1-4 seeds which are soft and brownish.

Indian rosewood grows at elevations below 600 m, rainfall of 750-5000 mm/year mainly on rocky, infertile and dry soils periodically. Grows in groups in seasonal forests that drop their leaves during the dry season.

A medium to heavy hardwood. The specific gravity is 0.77-0.86 at about 15% moisture content. Smooth texture with straight grain direction and sometimes wavy. This wood is also durable, resistant to termites and putrefactive fungi.

The wood has beautiful patterns with purple streaks of black or purplish black streaked with reddish brown. The heartwood is brown to dark violet with very dark brown to black streaks. The sapwood is whitish to yellowish and 3-5 cm thick.

This wood is commonly used to make furniture, cupboards and various high-class home furnishings. This wood is often used to make carved and sculptural items, turning items, musical and sporting instruments, bent wooden furniture such as umbrella handles and walking sticks.

Wood is very strong and durable, seeing it is used in construction for frames, doors, windows and making railroad cars. Strength is also used for ax handles, hammers, plows, harrows and rollers. Sonokeling is also used in the manufacture of parquet floors.

The wood can be planed for a smooth surface and can also be peeled and sliced to make decorative veneers. It can also be turned, screwed and finished with excellent results.

The leaves are used for animal feed and green manure. Roots are nitrogen fixing and thus can improve soil fertility.

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Subphylum: Angiospermae
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Dalbergieae
Genus: Dalbergia
Species: Dalbergia latifolia

Publications :

Adema, F., Ohashi, H. & Sunaro, B. (2016). Notes on Malesian Fabaceae (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) 17. The genus Dalbergia. Blumea 61: 186-206.

Heyne, K. 1987. Tumbuhan Berguna Indonesia, jil. 2. Yay. Sarana Wana Jaya, Jakarta. Hal. 995-996.

Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Lepschi, B. & Monro, A. (Project Coordinators) (2014). Australian Plant Census (APC) Council of Heads of Australian Herbaria.

Lock, J.M. & Ford, C.S. (2004). Legumes of Malesia a Check-List: 1-295. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Lock, J.M. (1989). Legumes of Africa a check-List: 1-619. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

NFTA. 1994. Dalbergia latifolia: a high-valued Indian rosewood. NFTA 94-04. Waimanalo.

Roxburgh, W. 1799. Pl. Corom. 2: 7, t. 113.
Soerianegara, I. dan RHMJ. Lemmens (eds.). 2002. Sumber Daya Nabati Asia Tenggara 5(1): Pohon penghasil kayu perdagangan yang utama. PROSEA – Balai Pustaka. Jakarta. ISBN 979-666-308-2. Hal. 159-165.

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