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Paubrasilia echinata is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae, that is endemic to the Atlantic Forest of Brazil. [4] [5] It is a Brazilian timber tree commonly known as Pernambuco wood or brazilwood [6] (Portuguese: pau-de-pernambuco, pau-brasil; [6] Tupi: ybyrapytanga [7]) and is the national tree of Brazil. [5]
Brazilwood or Brazil from Brazil, producing a red dye. Catechu or cutch from Acacia wood, producing a dark brown dye. [1] Old Fustic from India and Africa, producing a yellow dye. [2] Logwood from Belize, producing a red or purple dye. [3]
Brazilwood is a red-brown dye from either of two related trees. The original brazilwood, sappan wood (Caesalpinia sappan), is native to India and was exported to China by 900 BCE and to Europe via the Muslim world by the Early Middle Ages. Portuguese explorers discovered a similar tree growing in the New World and named the surrounding country ...
Brazilwood was one such material,” she continues. “Shavings from the wood, when soaked in rose water and alum, produce a bright but soft pink.” Rose oil is closely linked to the realm of ...
Sappanwood is related to brazilwood (Paubrasilia echinata), and was itself called brasilwood in the Middle Ages. [4] Biancaea sappan can be infected by twig dieback (Lasiodiplodia theobromae). [5] This plant has many uses. It has antibacterial and anticoagulant properties.
Paubrasilia, commonly called Pernambuco or Brazilwood, is the most sought-after material for the bows of classical stringed instruments, because of its effects on the tones they produce. [6] Blackwood (Tasmanian/Australian). [7] Walnut is often used for the backs and sides of guitars and mandolin family instruments. [8]
The tree is a major commercial timber species in Brazil, used for high-end furniture, mostly as decorative veneers, and as flooring. [4] References
Aluminium mordants used with brazilin produce the standard red colors, while the use of a tin mordant, in the form of SnCl 2 or SnCl 4 added to the extract is capable of yielding a pink color. An alternative preparation which produces a transparent red color involves soaking the brazilwood powder in glair or a solution of gum arabic. Alum is ...