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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

System (Realm)

Terrestrial 2

Threats

Biological Resource Use 3

Relationship to People

Used in Traditional Medicine 4

Living or Extinct

Yes 5

Scientific Name

Dalbergia melanoxylon 5

Conservation Status

Near Threatened 3

Comparison

CITES Appendix

Appendix II 6

Connections

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Source Dalbergia melanoxylon (Wikidata)

In Biome

Source Plants For A Future: Dalbergia melanoxylon

Tropical Dry Forest

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Central African Republic

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Sources

1. Dalbergia melanoxylon (Wikipedia)

lead sentence (diet), EntityId 363512

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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. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (species profiles): Species profiles of Dalbergia melanoxylon

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy (species profiles)system profile

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"habitat": "Terrestrial"

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3. 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.
Infobox: status
NT

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4. Plants For A Future: Dalbergia melanoxylon

Plants For A Future

Medicinal Uses
A decoction is used to prevent miscarriage, to treat abdominal pain, diarrhoea, gonorrhoea and syphilis.
In Biome: Tropical Dry Forest, Habitats
It is often found on dry, rocky sites but is most frequent in the mixed deciduous forests and savannahs of the coastal region
In Biome: Savanna, Habitats
It is often found on dry, rocky sites but is most frequent in the mixed deciduous forests and savannahs of the coastal region

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5. 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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6. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Dalbergia melanoxylon

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 16414

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"rank":"SPECIES","name_status":"A","updated_at":"2026-08-28T13:54:31.687Z","active":true,"cites_listing":"II"

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