Origin: Madagascar Latitude S12°-S25°, Longitude E43°-E51° Air-dry Density 1.0-1.33 （ g/cm3 ）
Color like ink, texture like jade, with a faint, subtle fragrance.
Black Rosewood is one of the eight categories of rosewood in the Chinese national standard. It belongs to the Fabaceae (Papilionoideae) family and is classified as rosewood. It is a precious material for furniture and crafts. The trees mostly grow in Madagascar; it is a tree species reaching about 15 meters in height, with a DBH up to 0.4m. Black Rosewood timber has a rich luster. Old wood has no special odor, while new wood has a faint sour fragrance. The color contrast between heartwood and sapwood is prominent: sapwood is white or slightly yellowish-brown, while the freshly cut heartwood surface is purplish-red, turning into a deep, heavy purple or blackish-purple over time, with interwoven black and purple grain. Once polished, it becomes smooth and lubricious, imparting a sense of mellow and restrained beauty.
