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Latin name

Family

Distribution

North America distribution zone

Height

Foliage

Ecology

Use

Synonym

English name

French name

Spanish name

Other name

Trade name

Dalbergia retusa Hemsl.

Leguminosae

S North America (Mexico to Panama) South America (tropics)

SW SC SE

xer

ex? ma ti (boats, broom handles, cabinet work, chess piece, culinar utensils, decoration, decorative articles, goods, heavy machinery, incrustation, jewel boxes, luxurious furniture, musical instruments, rosary bead, scientific instruments, wood carving, steering-wheel and accessories for vehicules, turned work)

Amerimnon retusum Standl. Dalbergia retusa Baill.

retuse rosewood; Nicaragua rosewood, Panama rosewood; rosewood (Costa Rica)

palissandre rétus

cocobola (Costa Rica); cocobolo (Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama); cocobolo negro (Costa Rica); granadillo; ñambar (Costa Rica, Nicaragua); ñámbar (Nicaragua); palisandro; palo negro, sambar (Honduras)

cocobolo, granadillo

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Latin name	Dalbergia retusa Hemsl.
Family	Leguminosae
Distribution	S North America (Mexico to Panama) South America (tropics)
North America distribution zone	SW SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	xer
Use	ex? ma ti (boats, broom handles, cabinet work, chess piece, culinar utensils, decoration, decorative articles, goods, heavy machinery, incrustation, jewel boxes, luxurious furniture, musical instruments, rosary bead, scientific instruments, wood carving, steering-wheel and accessories for vehicules, turned work)
Synonym	Amerimnon retusum Standl. Dalbergia retusa Baill.
English name	retuse rosewood; Nicaragua rosewood, Panama rosewood; rosewood (Costa Rica)
French name	palissandre rétus
Spanish name	cocobola (Costa Rica); cocobolo (Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama); cocobolo negro (Costa Rica); granadillo; ñambar (Costa Rica, Nicaragua); ñámbar (Nicaragua); palisandro; palo negro, sambar (Honduras)
Other name
Trade name	cocobolo, granadillo