Mazhar Botanic Garden

Dalbergia oliveri Gamble ex Prain

Tamalan tree Black rosewood

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Dalbergia
Species: oliveri
Sample code: EGY-MBG-000672
English name: Tamalan tree, Black rosewood
Arabic name: دالبيرجيا اوليفري
Native: Myanmar, Thailand , Laos , Cambodia and Vietnam
Country: Cambodia Myanmar Vietnam
(PGR): Very rare

Evergreen tree grow up to 20-30 m tall, 50-60 cm wide  branches drooping leaves compound, leaflets 2 cm long, oval flowers purple, turning pink and then white  

Ornamental plant. The timber is known in the industry as the Burmese Rosewood.a very high quality, strong and durable timber that is valued especially for its attractive color and grain.

Dalbergia laccifera Laness, Dalbergia prazei Prain

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Texture: Moist
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 10 : 12
pH range: 5.5-7.5

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