Dalbergia (rosewood) genus

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Dalbergia is the genus that yields all true rosewoods.

As of the beginning of 2017, all species were included on CITES appendix II as endangered species.

Species in the Dalbergia genus:

Madagascar rosewood
(Dalbergia baronii)

Kingwood
(Dalbergia cearensis)

Camatillo
(Dalbergia congestiflora)

Guatemalan rosewood
(Dalbergia cubilquitzensis)

Burmese blackwood
(Dalbergia cultrata)

Brazilian tulipwood
(Dalbergia decipularis)

Laotian rosewood
(Dalbergia lanceolaria)

East Indian rosewood
(Dalbergia latifolia)

Bois de rose
(Dalbergia maritima)

African blackwood
(Dalbergia melanoxylon)

Brazilian rosewood
(Dalbergia nigra)

Huanghuali
(Dalbergia odorifera)

Burmese rosewood
(Dalbergia oliveri)

Palo escrito
(Dalbergia paloescrito)

Cocobolo
(Dalbergia retusa)

Sissoo
(Dalbergia sissoo)

Amazon rosewood
(Dalbergia spruceana)

Honduran rosewood
(Dalbergia stevensonii)

Yucatan rosewood
(Dalbergia tucurensis)

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