Dalbergia latifolia

IUCN Red List Status: Vulnerable (VU)

Dalbergia
latifolia Roxb., (Syn: Amerimnon latifolium (Roxb.) Kuntze; Dalbergia emarginata Roxb.);

dal-BERG-ee-uh -- for Nils & Carl Dahlberg, Swedish botanist and officer, respectively
lat-ee-FOH-lee-uh or lat-ih-FOH-lee-uh -- wide leaves

commonly known as: black rosewood, blackwood tree, Bombay blackwood, East Indian rosewood, Indian blackwood, Indian palisandre, Indian rosewood, Java palisandre, Malabar rosewood, Roseta rosewood • Hindi: काला शीशम kala-shisham, विलायती शीशम vilayati shisham • Kannada: ಬೀಟೆ beete • Konkani: सीसो siso • Malayalam: ഈട്ടി iitti, കരിവീട്ടി karivittti, വീട്ടി viitti • Marathi: काळारुख kalarukh, शिसव sisau • Sanskrit: शिंशपा shinshapa • Tamil: நூக்கம் nukkam, தோதகத்தி totakatti • Telugu: ఇరుగుడుచెట్టు iruguducettu

Native to: India, Nepal, Malaysia  



 
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Huge Dalbergia latifolia tree - Dandeli:  Massive shisham tree.
 
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dal-BERG-ee-uh -- for Nils & Carl Dahlberg, Swedish botanist and officer, respectively
lat-ee-FOH-lee-uh or lat-ih-FOH-lee-uh -- wide leaves
Jun 10, 2007 ... at Vaghbil, Thane, Maharashtra
commonly known as: black rosewood, blackwood tree, Bombay blackwood, East Indian rosewood, Indian blackwood, Indian palisandre, Indian rosewood, Java palisandre, Malabar rosewood, Roseta rosewood • Hindi: काला शीशम kala-shisham, विलायती शीशम vilayati shisham • Kannada: ಬೀಟೆ beete • Konkani: सीसो siso • Malayalam: ഈട്ടി iitti, കരിവീട്ടി karivittti, വീട്ടി viitti • Marathi: काळारुख kalarukh, शिसव sisau • Sanskrit: शिंशपा shinshapa • Tamil: நூக்கம் nukkam, தோதகத்தி totakatti • Telugu: ఇరుగుడుచెట్టు iruguducettu
Native to: India, Nepal, Malaysia
some views: Apr 18, 2010 ... Kanheri Hills (part of Sanjay Gandhi National Park)
Feb 7, 2009 ... at Tungareshwar Wildlife Sanctuary, Maharashtra
Oct 11, 2008 ... in Thane, Maharashtra
Apr 26, 2008 ... at Sanjay Gandhi National Park
Dalbergia latifolia and Dalbergia sisoo
Both are called as Sisam or Sisoo but the leaves of both are distinctly different.


Dalbergia latifolia Roxb.
at Vaghbil on June 10, 2007 
at Yeoor Hills on June 21, 2007
at Kanheri Caves on April 18, 2010
at Thane on October 11, 2008


 
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Fabaceae-F​aboideae (Papiliona​ceae) Week:  Pl. find the attached file contain photos of Dalbergia latifolia from NBNP Garden, Anaikatti, Coimbatore.


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Shrub for ID RDS 160612: Clicked on 15th June`12 at Matheran on deciduous forest patch, hill
slope 186 Mts (MSL) altitude.
ID requested.
My apologies ... Checked it again since to mentioned a new species for Matheran. It is not Bibla but Shisham [Dalbergia latifolia].


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Plz id this plant: pa63 - 18dec2012: Plz id this plant from Yeoor region, it is around 4 to 5 foot height. I think it is rosewood but I wish to know the proper species id.
This is Dalbergia latifolia [Shisam].
 
 
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Dalbergia latifolia : Attachments (1). 2 posts by 2 authors.
Indian Rosewood tree seedling.
Yes Dalbergia latifolia


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ANSEPT76 Dalbergia latifolia : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5).
Bangalore outskirts
A lot of insect activity on the flowers.
26th September 2014
Dalbergia latifolia in our area has distinctly pink flowers.
 
 
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Dalbergia latifolia Roxb., Corom.Pl. 2:7.t.113. 1798.
Tree with up to 7 leaflets which are broadly elliptical to elliptic-obovate, up to 7 cm long, obtuse at apex, sometimes emarginate; flowers in axillary panicles, calyx teeth shorter than cup; calyx almost twice as long, white; fruit oblong-lanceolate, 1-4 seeded,
Photographed from Bangalore


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Dalbergia latifolia?? ::Mumbai.
For me the ID is correct.
Yes to me too, Dalbergia latifolia.


 
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TSPNOV2015-50: Images of Dalbergia latifolia (Fabaceae) : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (5)

It is my pleasure to share few images of Dalbergia latifolia  (Fabaceae )  

Habit: Tree 

Habitat: Wild, Moist deciduous forest 

Sighting: Chikmagalur and Belur, Hassan, Karnataka about 1000 msl and 900 msl respectively 

Date: 26-06-2014 and 4-06-2015


 
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Id sr1 : 2 posts by 1 author. Attachments (3)- 1 Mb each. 
Place: Hyderabad
date: aug2016
Medium size tree, 
Is it Pterocarpus sp. 

I find it different from images at 

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Dalbergia latifolia :: Tholpetty WLS, Wayanad :: 14 NOV 19 : 11 posts by 5 authors. 2 correct images as above.
 
Tholpetty Wildlife Sanctuary  Wayanad
Date: November 14, 2019 ... Altitude range: about 650 to 1150 m (2,100 to 3,800 ft) asl
Dalbergia latifolia  Roxb.  

Yes. The ID is correct.
nice old growth tree
I think the leaves in the 1st image and 4th image, appears to be from some different tree than Dalbergia latifolia Roxb.
It is difficult for me to stress whether yes/ no, because there were three trees close by.
Since I am not fully confident, I will remove the labels in flickr photostream for those respective photos.
Thanks ... for validating.
Yes. This one is Dalbergia latifolia
... is correct the first image not belongs to Dalbergia because the plant has simple leaves, that might be Haldenia or Adina cordifolia, you can remove that.
Thank you very vert much ... for the close scrutiny, and correcting my wrong identifications.
Indeed the leaves are simple and belong to Adina cordifolia.
I will send a separate post that will carry photos of Adina cordifolia.


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