Where does large red rosewood come from? Introduction to the distribution of its main production areas

Red rosewood is a commonly used material for making furniture and flooring, but many people do not know where red rosewood comes from, so where is the production area of large red rosewood?

1. What is large red rosewood?

The scientific name of large red rosewood is red rosewood, a tropical evergreen large tree, also called old redwood, rosewood, etc.

Red rosewood is so called because its freshly cut surface has the sour aroma unique to rosewood, hence the name rosewood; red rosewood is the wood of a plant in the Fabaceae family, Dalbergia genus.

The difference between red rosewood and black rosewood lies in the color of the heartwood. Black rosewood heartwood is chestnut brown and often has black stripes.

Although all are red rosewood, the material of red rosewood differs; the heartwood color ranges from dark to light, and the wood color is roughly divided into reddish tones and brownish tones.

2. Production areas of large red rosewood

The main production areas of large red rosewood are India and some countries in Southeast Asia, with the main distribution areas being tropical regions of Southeast Asia and Central and South America.

In addition, there are many different types of red rosewood, divided by production area into Siamese rosewood, cocobolo, Burmese rosewood, Burmese rosewood, etc. Although all are red rosewood, different red rosewood woods have different materials; their heartwood colors range from dark to light, and the wood colors are divided into reddish tones and brownish tones.

The distribution ranges of different types of red rosewood are also not completely the same:

1. Siamese rosewood: a medium-sized tree, mainly distributed in Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia;

2. Cocobolo: a medium-sized tree, mainly distributed in Central America;

3. Burmese rosewood: a large tree, distributed in Southeast Asia;

4. Burmese rosewood: a medium to large tree, mainly distributed in Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and Laos.

In addition, there are Central American rosewood distributed in Mexico and other places in Central America, and Kingwood mainly distributed in Brazil, etc.