Dalbergia

Japanese: Dalbergia
Dalbergia

…It is a wood of the genus Dalbergia , which belongs to the legume family. Along with ebony and staghorn fern, it has long been used as a representative of karaki (traditional Chinese wood) for architectural decoration (toko-bashira, toko-ga-machi, etc.), furniture, handicrafts, sculptures, and musical instruments (such as the neck of the shamisen). Several species are used under the name of rosewood, but the main species, D. cochinchinensis Pierre (English name Siam rosewood), is a tall tree distributed from Thailand to Indochina, reaching a height of 25m and a diameter of 1 to 1.5m. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Dalbergia" is listed below.

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Japanese:

…マメ科ツルサイカチ(ヒルギカズラ)属Dalbergiaの木材で,コクタンやタガヤサンとともに古くから唐木(からき)の代表として建築装飾材(床柱,床がまちなど),家具,細工物,彫刻,楽器(三味線の棹など)に賞用されてきた。いくつかの種が紫檀の名で利用されるが,主要種であるD.cochinchinensis Pierre(英名Siam rosewood)はタイ~インドシナに分布する高木で,高さ25m,直径1~1.5mになる。…

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