Indian rosewood (English spelling)

Japanese: Indian rosewood(英語表記)Indianrosewood
Indian rosewood (English spelling)

...The heartwood is dark purple-brown to purple-black, dense (honey), with a specific gravity of over 1, and extremely heavy and hard, but is easy to work with and does not warp after processing. D. latifolia Roxb. (Indian rosewood) of India and Java has a similar quality, but has a stronger purple color overall and black stripes. This species is thought to be more prevalent in recent years. ...

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

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…心材は濃暗紫褐色~紫黒色で緻密(ちみつ),比重1をこえ,きわめて重硬であるがそのわりには工作しやすく,加工後は狂わない。インドおよびジャワのD.latifolia Roxb.(英名Indian rosewood)も材質は同様だが,全体に紫色が強く,黒色の縞をもつ。近年は本種が多いと思われる。…

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