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Dalbergia melanoxylon

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Dalbergia melanoxylon is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to seasonally dry regions of Africa stretching from Senegal east to Eritrea and south through Tanzania and Mozambique to northeastern South Africa. The tree is an important timber species in its native areas, used in musical instruments, carved sculptures known as vinyago in Swahili, and fine furniture. Populations in parts of its native range are threatened by overharvesting linked to poor or absent conservation planning and to low natural germination rates. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
Threats
Biological Resource Use 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Dalbergia melanoxylon 3
Conservation Status
Near Threatened 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Fabaceae, Taxa
Source Dalbergia melanoxylon (Wikidata)
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Sources
1. Dalbergia melanoxylon (Wikipedia)
lead sentence (diet), EntityId 363512
Quote, lead sentence (diet), EntityId 363512
Dalbergia melanoxylon (African blackwood, grenadilla, or mpingo) is a flowering plant in the subfamily Faboideae of the family Fabaceae, native to seasonally dry regions of Africa from Senegal east to Eritrea, to southern regions of Tanzania to Mozambique and south to the north-eastern parts of Sout
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2. Wikipedia: Dalbergia melanoxylon
  • threat (MediaWiki batch-API article extract states it plainly)
    Populations and genomic resources for genetic biodiversity maintenance in parts of its native range are threatened by overharvesting due to poor or absent conservation planning and by the species' low germination rates.
  • Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
    status = NT
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3. Dalbergia melanoxylon (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q83170 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): near threatened.
  • Child Taxon Of: Fabaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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