Siam rosewood (English spelling)

Japanese: Siam rosewood(英語表記)Siamrosewood
Siam rosewood (English spelling)

…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 wood (Tang timber) for architectural decoration (toko-bashira, toko-ga-machi, etc.), furniture, handicrafts, sculptures, and musical instruments (shamisen necks, etc.). 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. The heartwood is a dense, dark purple-brown to purple-black color, with a specific gravity of over 1, and is extremely heavy and hard, but is easy to work with and does not warp after processing. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Siam rosewood" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

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。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。…

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