Cocobolo
Botanic name
Dalbergia granadillo Pitt., D. retusa Hemsl. (= D. hypoleuca Pitt. & D. lineata Pitt.).
Other names
cocobola, Nicaragua rosewood, Salamanderholz, cocobolo, palisandro (Colombia), nambar (Costa Rica, Nicaragua), funera (El Salvador), granadillo (Guatemala, Mexico), palo negro, granadillo (Honduras), cocobolo, cocobolo prieto (Panama).
Family
Leguminosae (Papilionaceae).
Growth area
Central America.
Wood species
Hardwood Timber
Volumic mass
(980-)1100 (-1200) kg/m3 at 12% moisture content, green timber 1300 kg/m3.
Sustainability
Supposedly to a great extent resistant against infestation by pile maggot in marine water
Illustration Cocobolo
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