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== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
| − | Tulip lancewood; tulip tree; pau rosa; bois de rose; pinkwood; pau de fuso; jacaranda rosa; '' | + | Tulip lancewood; tulip tree; pau rosa; bois de rose; pinkwood; pau de fuso; jacaranda rosa; ''Dalbergia decipulari; Dalbergia frutescens''; ''Physocalymma scaberrima; Harpullia pendula''; palisandro (Esp.) |
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== Authority == | == Authority == | ||
| − | * | + | * G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 825 |
| − | * | + | * F. H. Titmuss, ''Commercial Timbers of the World'', The Technical Press Ltd., London, 1965 |
| − | * | + | * George Savage, ''Art and Antique Restorer's Handbook'', Rockliff Publishing Corp, London, 1954 |
* Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulipwood (Accessed Oct. 3, 2005) | * Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulipwood (Accessed Oct. 3, 2005) | ||
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Description
A high quality, dense, figured wood from the Brazilian tulipwood tree Dalbergia decipulari. The name tulipwood has also been given to numerous other similar hardwoods obtained from Myrtales trees native to the Americas, such as Dalbergia frutescens (Central and South America), Physocalymma scaberrima (Brazil), and Harpullia pendula (North America). Tulipwood is used in veneers and small novelty items.
Synonyms and Related Terms
Tulip lancewood; tulip tree; pau rosa; bois de rose; pinkwood; pau de fuso; jacaranda rosa; Dalbergia decipulari; Dalbergia frutescens; Physocalymma scaberrima; Harpullia pendula; palisandro (Esp.)
| Density | 60 ppcf |
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Additional Images
Tulipwood (Dalbergia frutescens)
Authority
- G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 825
- F. H. Titmuss, Commercial Timbers of the World, The Technical Press Ltd., London, 1965
- George Savage, Art and Antique Restorer's Handbook, Rockliff Publishing Corp, London, 1954
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia, at http://www.wikipedia.com Comment: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulipwood (Accessed Oct. 3, 2005)