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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 virgniana'')  
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* Canadian ironwood (''Ostrya virginiana'')  
 
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* Ceylon ironwood or [[gangaw]] (''Mesua ferrea''): red, used for furniture, dyes
- Ceylon ironwood or [[gangaw]] (''Mesua ferrea''): red, used for furniture, dyes
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* East Indian ironwood  
 
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* [[African blackwood|South African blackwood]] (''Dalbergia melanoxylon'')
- East Indian ironwood  
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* Ironwood or Lebombo (''Androstachys johnsonii''): Southeastern Africa and Madagascar; found in mountainous regions, especially the Lebombo Mountains in Southern Africa
 
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* Black Ironwood (''Krugiodendron ferreum'') :Southern Florida, Caribbean, and Central America
- [[African blackwood|South African blackwood]] (Dalbergia melanoxylon)
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* 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
  
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==Physical and Chemical Properties==
 
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== Authority ==
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==Resources and Citations==
  
 
* 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 11:34, 21 September 2022

Ironwood (Ostrya virginiana )

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

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

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