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What kind of wood are these?

African rosewood refers to a big tree distributed in tropical regions of the world. More than 30m high, with a diameter of 1.5m, and a wide plate hole. There are about 30 species in this genus, and the wood used in China is mainly imported from Cameroon, Gabon and Congo in Central and West Africa. Other names: African rosewood, safflower pear rosewood, Yahua rosewood and African rosewood are very good in wood, which are the "new standards" promulgated by the National Development and Reform Commission in 2008? Yes,

Among the 43 tree species in the first part of the dark and precious hardwood furniture tree species, it has the characteristics of high hardness, high density, high oil content and good wear resistance similar to mahogany. African rosewood has good stability, which can effectively prevent wind, rain and sun, especially it is not easy to swell after being wet, even better than mahogany wood. This kind of wood has strong luster, slightly fragrant new section, no special taste, slightly staggered texture and relatively uniform structure. Good drying performance, not easy to crack and deform; Heartwood is very resistant to rot and can resist the harm of ants and bark beetles; The preservative has moderate impregnation performance and good processability.

The difference between African rosewood and rosewood

The red sandalwood hedgehog is mainly produced in tropical Africa. Because of its color and pattern similar to that of Huang Huali, it is called "African Huang Huali", "African rosewood", "African red sandalwood" and "non-flower" in the market. These are nonstandard names, which are popular and used by businesses for various purposes. These nonstandard names cannot be used to refer to hedgehog rosewood, which is a broad category concept. Hedgehog rosewood refers to a tree species and is one of the 33 tree species in the national standard of mahogany. "African rosewood" literally means rosewood produced in Africa, that is, hedgehog rosewood in the national standard of mahogany. However, merchants like to exploit the loopholes in the text. They call African wood that does not belong to rosewood, such as Angus rosewood, African rosewood and other Asian rosewood and grass pears, also called "African rosewood" or "African rosewood". These African-Asian pears and grass pears are not as good as rosewood in wood properties and can't meet the national standards of mahogany, so they are not in the category of mahogany. Some merchants sell hedgehog rosewood.