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Fragrant Rosewood

Dalbergia odorifera

Fragrant Rosewood
Photo: Agnes Trekker, CC0

Dalbergia odorifera is a small to medium deciduous tree from southern China, valued for its fragrant heartwood used in fine furniture. It is grown as a timber and landscape tree in warm subtropical climates rather than as a houseplant.

Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Water regularly while young and during dry spells, then let established trees rely mostly on rainfall.
Soil
Well-drained, fertile soil; tolerates a range of soil types once established.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect from frost, as young trees are damaged below about 0 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
China (Fujian, Zhejiang) to Hainan
Climate
subtropical

About

Dalbergia odorifera, fragrant rosewood or Chinese rosewood, is a species of true rosewood in the genus Dalbergia. It is a small or medium-sized tree, 10–15 metres (33–49 ft) tall. It is endemic to China and occurs in Fujian, Hainan, Zhejiang, and Guangdong.

Uses

It is used as a wood product and in folk medicine. This valuable wood was used in Chinese furniture from the late Ming and early Qing dynasties, and new furniture in the same styles are sought after as luxury and prestige items.

Other Dalbergia plants

Hluhluwe climber · Thailand rosewood · Coinvine · Cocobolo · Hwangdan · Indian rosewood · Dalbergia maritima · African blackwood · Dalbergia miscolobium · Brazilian rosewood · Climbing Flat Bean · Burmese Rosewood

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dalbergia odorifera by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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