Bark
The bark is grey, thin with irregular short cracks, peeling in fibrous longitudinal flakes.
Dalbergia latifolia
Syn. Dalbergia javanica
IUCN Red List
Vulnerable
(VU)
Local name
- Black Rosewood (English)
- Kala-shisham (Hindi)
CITES status: Appendix II
Tree type
Evergreen
Deciduous
Family: Fabaceae
20m
Indicated uses
Medicinal
Edible
Ornamental
Avenue
Other
Flowering & fruiting
Flowering
Fruiting
Key characters
Leaves
Alternately arranged leaves are odd-pinnate with 5–7 unequal sized leaflets originating from the same rachis. Leaflets are broadly blunt-tipped, dark green above and pale below.
Flower
White flowers are borne in panicles, 0.5–1 cm long, in leaf axils.
Fruit / Seeds
The brown pods are oblong-lance-like, and pointed at both ends. They contain 1–4 smooth brown seeds and do not open at maturity.
Did you know?
The species name latifolia means broad-leaved. Black Rosewood is found in the Indian Subcontinent, the Himalaya at altitudes of 300–1000 m, Andaman Islands and Jawa.
Distribution
Indian Subcontinent to Myanmar, Andaman Islands, Jawa