...It is used for the interior walls of buildings and furniture, but now stocks are dwindling and felling is strictly restricted. The heartwood of D. retusa Hemsl. (English name cocobolo, Nicaragua rosewood) from Central America to northern South America is used for the handles of table knives and spoons. The heartwood of D. melanoxylon Guill.et Perr. (English name African blackwood, Senegal ebony) from East Africa is jet black and resembles ebony, and is used specially for clarinets. *Some of the terminology that mentions "Nicaragua rosewood" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…建築の内壁や家具に用いられるが,今では蓄積が減り,厳しく伐採制限がされている。また中央アメリカ~南アメリカ北部のD.retusa Hemsl.(英名cocobolo,Nicaragua rosewood)の心材は食卓用のナイフ,スプーンの柄に賞用される。東アフリカのD.melanoxylon Guill.et Perr.(英名African blackwood,Senegal ebony)は心材が真黒色で,コクタン(英名ebony)に似ており,クラリネット材としての特用がある。… ※「Nicaragua rosewood」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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