African blackwood

Japanese: African blackwood(英語表記)Africanblackwood
African blackwood

...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 deep black and resembles ebony, and is used specially for clarinets. There are 20 to 30 other species in the Dalbergia genus that produce fine woods. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "African blackwood" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…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。ほかにツルサイカチ属には20~30種の銘木級の用材を産するものがある。…

※「African blackwood」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。

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