Dalbergia nigra

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	FABALES	LEGUMINOSAE

Scientific Name:

Dalbergia nigra

Species Authority:

Allem. ex Benth.

Common Name/s:

English	–	Bahia Rosewood, Brazilian Rosewood, Rio Rosewood
Spanish	–	Jacarandá De Brasil

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable A1cd ver 2.3

Year Assessed:

1998

Annotations:

Needs updating

Assessor/s:

Varty, N.

History:

1997

–

Indeterminate (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	The highest concentrations of the species are located in southern Bahia and northern Espírito Santo.
Countries:	Native: Brazil (Bahia, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo)

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Hygrophilous forest on rich soils.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Brazilian rosewood is one of the most highly prized woods in Brazil. The timber has been harvested since colonial times for high-quality furniture and musical instruments. Rates of deforestation are great. Regeneration appears to be poor, possibly because of seed predation by rodents.

Major Threat(s):

Brazilian rosewood is one of the most highly prized woods in Brazil. The timber has been harvested since colonial times for high-quality furniture and musical instruments. Rates of deforestation are great. Regeneration appears to be poor, possibly because of seed predation by rodents.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	t is found in a number of protected areas and it is listed on the official list of threatened Brazilian plants by IBAMA. Listed in CITES Appendix I.

Conservation Actions:

t is found in a number of protected areas and it is listed on the official list of threatened Brazilian plants by IBAMA. Listed in CITES Appendix I.

Citation:	Varty, N. 1998. Dalbergia nigra. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2012.
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