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A common name for several varieties of dense heavy wood. Common types are: | A common name for several varieties of dense heavy wood. Common types are: | ||
| − | + | * Canadian ironwood (''Ostrya virginiana'') | |
| − | + | * Ceylon ironwood or [[gangaw]] (''Mesua ferrea''): red, used for furniture, dyes | |
| − | + | * East Indian ironwood | |
| − | + | * [[African blackwood|South African blackwood]] (''Dalbergia melanoxylon'') | |
| − | + | * Ironwood or Lebombo (''Androstachys johnsonii''): Southeastern Africa and Madagascar; found in mountainous regions, especially the Lebombo Mountains in Southern Africa | |
| − | + | * Black Ironwood (''Krugiodendron ferreum'') :Southern Florida, Caribbean, and Central America | |
| − | + | * Desert Ironwood (''Olneya tesota''): Southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico | |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
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Natural Dye 20; Canadian ironwood (''Ostrya virgniana''); South African ironwood (''Dalbergia melanoxylon''); Uganda ironwood; Ceylon ironwood (''Mesua ferrea''); bois de fer (Fr.); pau ferro (Port.); iron wood; Black ironwood | Natural Dye 20; Canadian ironwood (''Ostrya virgniana''); South African ironwood (''Dalbergia melanoxylon''); Uganda ironwood; Ceylon ironwood (''Mesua ferrea''); bois de fer (Fr.); pau ferro (Port.); iron wood; Black ironwood | ||
| + | ==Physical and Chemical Properties== | ||
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* Helmut Schweppe, Schweppe color collection index and information book Comment: natural dye 20 | * Helmut Schweppe, Schweppe color collection index and information book Comment: natural dye 20 | ||
Latest revision as of 10:34, 21 September 2022
Description
A common name for several varieties of dense heavy wood. Common types are:
- Canadian ironwood (Ostrya virginiana)
- Ceylon ironwood or Gangaw (Mesua ferrea): red, used for furniture, dyes
- East Indian ironwood
- South African blackwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon)
- Ironwood or Lebombo (Androstachys johnsonii): Southeastern Africa and Madagascar; found in mountainous regions, especially the Lebombo Mountains in Southern Africa
- Black Ironwood (Krugiodendron ferreum) :Southern Florida, Caribbean, and Central America
- Desert Ironwood (Olneya tesota): Southwestern United States and Northwestern Mexico
Synonyms and Related Terms
Natural Dye 20; Canadian ironwood (Ostrya virgniana); South African ironwood (Dalbergia melanoxylon); Uganda ironwood; Ceylon ironwood (Mesua ferrea); bois de fer (Fr.); pau ferro (Port.); iron wood; Black ironwood
Physical and Chemical Properties
| Density | 55-65 ppcf |
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Resources and Citations
- Helmut Schweppe, Schweppe color collection index and information book Comment: natural dye 20
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 877
- F. H. Titmuss, Commercial Timbers of the World, The Technical Press Ltd., London, 1965