the Botanical name - Jacaranda brasilliana Pers.
The German name - Palisander, English - Jacaranda, Black rosewood, Palisander.
Black rosewood (fialkovoe a tree, yarakanda) - a rare tree from family bignonievyh
(Bignoniaceae) with height 20 - 25 metres and thickness of a trunk of 30-40 centimetres.
Grows in a wild kind in a tropical zone of the South America (Brazil and Guiana). Zabolon' and mature wood of a black rosewood sharply differ. Zabolon' narrow, serovato - white, sometimes with a pinkish shade. Mature wood - very dark (dark brown) with more light longitudinal proveins, can have a violet or lilac shade, publishes very pleasant smell similar to a smell of roses or violets. On a cut exits of a time (channels) in the form of small dark points and hyphens are appreciable.
Black rosewood wood differs high hardness and durability. It is polished difficultly, but polishing considerably increases beauty of a tree; if polishing is made not carefully black rosewood wood darkens in due course or even absolutely blackens. Black rosewood drying is connected with considerable difficulties since at acceleration of this process arises intensive treschinoobrazovanie. For prevention of formation of cracks by an obligatory condition drilling of apertures under nails and screws is. Application of varnishes, glues and first coats on a water basis is not recommended. It is highly appreciated as a fine material for manufacturing of expensive furniture and various luxury goods, it is used in mosaic parquets and in incrustations, for creation of exclusive interiors. In expensive furnish it use together with metal that increases natural beauty of a tree.
Volume weight in an air-dry condition: 770-830 kg / cubic m