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    <style type="text/css"> <!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> </style> Hi Folks,

    I am trying to learn more about the dense timbers from Madagascar. The densest is Humbertia madagascariensis (Convolvulvaceae). ( https://www.woodworkforums.com/f14/hu...iensis-122990/ ) Next are probably some of the species from the genus Phylloxylon. ( https://www.woodworkforums.com/f14/ph...loides-138619/ ) Here's a list of many of the denser-than-water timbers found in Madagascar with the exception of Dalbergia and Diospyros species: <style type="text/css"> <!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --></style>


    1. Asteropeia micraster
    2. Asteropeia multiflora
    3. Craspidospermum verticillatum
    4. Dialium unifoliatum
    5. Dilobeia thouarsii
    6. Faucherea thouvenotii
    7. Humbertia madagascariensis
    8. Leptolaena multiflora
    9. Manilkara sp. (probably Manilkara boivinii)
    10. Neobeguea mahafalensis
    11. Olea lancea
    12. Phyllarthron articulatum
    13. Phylloxylon perrieri
    14. Phylloxylon xylophylloides
    15. Rhodolaena bakeriana
    16. Stephanostegia capuronii
    17. Tamarindus indica
    18. Xanthocercis madagascariensis



    Does anyone have any meaningful knowledge of any of these timbers besides Tamarindus indica? It'll be interesting to see this new book:

    Atlas des bois de Madagascar - CIRAD

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    <style type="text/css"> <!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } A:link { so-language: zxx } --> </style> Hi Folks,

    Here's some more information on timbers from Madagascar:

    Index of /projetsreforestation
    Les arbres de Madagascar pour reboisement
    http://benjamin.lisan.free.fr/projet...agascar_T1.pdf
    http://benjamin.lisan.free.fr/projet...agascar_T2.pdf
    http://benjamin.lisan.free.fr/projet...Madagascar.pdf
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    Working with wood and horn - Hautex Craft from Madagascar Wholesaler and Distributor
    http://www.madagascar-artisanat.com/...sculpture.html

    From: Ecological Archives A022-035-A2

    WSG = Basic Specific Gravity

    Family Species WSG
    Convolvulaceae Humbertia madagascariensis Lam. 1.05
    Fabaceae Phylloxylon sp. Baill. 0.97
    Fabaceae Xanthocercis madagascariensis Baill. 0.90
    Sarcolaenaceae Leptolaena multiflora Thouars 0.89
    Sapotaceae Manilkara sp. Adans. 0.89
    Bignoniaceae Phyllarthron sp. DC. 0.89
    Fabaceae Tamarindus indica L. 0.87
    Fabaceae Dialium unifoliatum (Capuron) Du Puy & R. Rabev. 0.86
    Euphorbiaceae Croton sp. L. 0.85
    Sapotaceae Faucherea sp. Lecomte 0.85
    Rubiaceae Canthium sp. Lam. 0.84
    Ebenaceae Diospyros manampetsae H. Perrier 0.84
    Meliaceae Neobeguea mahafalensis J.-F. Leroy 0.84
    Apocynaceae Stephanostegia capuronii Markgr. 0.84
    Oleaceae Olea lancea Lam. 0.83
    Sarcolaenaceae Rhodolaena sp. Thouars 0.83
    Anacardiaceae Rhus perrieri (Courchet) H. Perrier 0.83
    Loganiaceae Strychnos decussata (Pappe) Gilg 0.83
    Fabaceae Dalbergia sp. L. f. 0.81
    Ebenaceae Diospyros sp. L. 0.81
    Myrtaceae Eucalyptus citriodora Hook. f. 0.81
    Myrtaceae Eucalyptus microcorys F.v. Muell. 0.81
    Salicaceae Homalium sp. Jacq. 0.81
    Chrysobalanaceae Magnistipula tamenaka (Capuron) F.White 0.81
    Sapotaceae Capurodendron sp. Aubrv. 0.80
    Meliaceae Cedrelopsis grevei Baill. 0.80
    Apocynaceae Craspidospermum verticillatum Bojer ex A.DC 0.80
    Fabaceae Dupuya madagascariensis (R. Vig.) J. H. Kirkbr. 0.80
    Salicaceae Ludia sp. Comm. ex Juss. 0.80
    Phyllanthaceae Securinega capuronii Leandri 0.80
    Phyllanthaceae Securinega sp. Comm. ex Juss. 0.80
    Sapotaceae Sideroxylon sp. L. 0.80
    Gentianaceae Anthocleista madagascariensis Baker 0.79
    Gentianaceae Anthocleista sp. Afzel. ex R. Br. 0.79
    Asteropeiaceae Asteropeia multiflora Thouars 0.79
    Asteropeiaceae Asteropeia rhopalodes Baill. 0.79
    Rhamnaceae Berchemia discolor (Klotzsch) Hemsl. 0.79
    Fabaceae Dichrostachys dumetaria Villiers 0.79
    Fabaceae Dichrostachys sp. (DC.) Wight & Arn. 0.79
    Proteaceae Dilobeia thouarsii Roem. & Schult. 0.79
    Cunoniaceae Wenmannia rutenbergii Engl. 0.79
    Asteraceae Brachylaena perrieri (Drake) Humbert 0.78
    Fabaceae Dicraeopetalum mahafaliense (M. Peltier) Yakovlev 0.78
    Sapindaceae Doratoxylon sp. Thouars ex Hook. f. 0.78
    Myrtaceae Eucalyptus torelliana F.v. Muell. 0.78
    Oleaceae Noronhia linocerioides H. Perrier 0.78
    Oleaceae Noronhia sp. Stadman ex Thouars 0.78
    Sarcolaenaceae Sarcolaena sp. Thouars 0.78
    Sapindaceae Stadmania oppositifolia Poir. 0.78
    Fabaceae Baudouinia louvelii R. Vig. 0.77
    Asteraceae Brachylaena ramiflora (DC.) Humbert 0.77
    Rubiaceae Breonadia microcephala (Del.) Ridsdale 0.77
    Ochnaceae Campylospermum sp. Tiegh. 0.77
    Rutaceae Chloroxylon faho Capuron 0.77
    Bignoniaceae Colea sp. Bojer ex Meisn. 0.77
    Ebenaceae Diospyros sp. L. 0.77
    Lecythidaceae Foetidia clusiodes Bosser 0.77
    Salicaceae Homalium sp. Jacq. 0.77
    Calophyllaceae Mammea bongo (R. Vig. & Humbert) Kosterm. 0.77
    Bignoniaceae Stereospermum variabile H.Perrier 0.77
    Euphorbiaceae Androstachys johnsonii Prain 0.76
    Melastomataceae Memecylon sp. L. 0.76
    Sapindaceae Neotinia coursii Capuron 0.76
    Sarcolaenaceae Schizolaena sp. Thouars 0.76
    Gentianaceae Anthocleista sp. Afzel. ex R. Br. 0.75
    Asteraceae Brachylaena merana (Baker) Humbert 0.75
    Myrtaceae Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh. var. 0.75
    Malvaceae Grewia sp. L. 0.75
    Sapindaceae Neotina isoneura (Radlk.) Capuron 0.75
    Salicaceae Scolopia sp. Schreb. 0.75
    Combretaceae Terminalia disjuncta H. Perrier 0.75
    Salicaceae Tisonia coriacea Scott-Elliot 0.75
    Salicaceae Tisonia sp. Baill. 0.75
    Meliaceae Cedrelopsis grevei Baill. 0.74
    Meliaceae Cedrelopsis sp. Baill. 0.74
    Dilleniaceae Dillenia triquetra (Rottb.) Gilg 0.74
    Ebenaceae Diospyros humbertiana H. Perrier 0.74
    Fabaceae Dupuya haraka (Capuron) J. H. Kirkbr. 0.74
    Meliaceae Quivisianthe papinae Baill. ex Grandid. 0.74
    Sphaerosepalaceae Rhopalocarpus sp. Bojer 0.74
    Lauraceae Aspidostemon scintilans (Kosterm.) Rohwer 0.73
    Rubiaceae Breonia louvelii Homolle 0.73
    Calophyllaceae Calophyllum inophyllum L. 0.73
    Rutaceae Chloroxylon falcatum Capuron 0.73
    Myrtaceae Eucalyptus maculata Hook. f. 0.73
    Sapindaceae Filicium decipiens (Wight & Arn.) Thwaites 0.73
    Lecythidaceae Foetidia asymetrica H. Perrier 0.73
    Fabaceae Hymenaea verrucosa Gaertn. 0.73
    Sapotaceae Labramia sp. A. DC. 0.73
    Oleaceae Schrebera sp. Roxb. 0.73
    Euphorbiaceae Securinega seyrigii Leandri 0.73
    Loganiaceae Strychnos sp. L. 0.73
    Fabaceae Tetrapterocarpon geayi Humbert 0.73
    Sapindaceae Tinopsis apiculata Radlk. 0.73
    Rubiaceae Breonia perrieri Homolle 0.72
    Fabaceae Dalbergia louvelii R. Vig 0.72
    Fabaceae Dalbergia maritima R. Vig 0.72
    Fabaceae Dalbergia normandii Bosser & R. Rabev. 0.72
    Moraceae Streblus dimepate (Bureau) C.C. Berg 0.72
    Myrtaceae Eucalyptus cloeziana F.v. Muell. 0.71
    Anacardiaceae Faguetia falcata Marchand 0.71
    Calophyllaceae Mammea bongo (R. Vig. & Humbert) Kosterm. 0.71
    Calophyllaceae Mammea sp. L. 0.71
    Malvaceae Nesogordonia normandii (Baill.) Capuron 0.71
    Combretaceae Terminalia sp. L. 0.71
    Putranjivaceae Drypetes sp. Vahl 0.70
    Loganiaceae Strychnos madagascariensis Poir. 0.70
    Lauraceae Aspidostemon louvelii (Danguy) Rohwer 0.69
    Salicaceae Bembicia uniflora H. Perrier 0.69
    Fabaceae Dalbergia monticola Bosser & R. Rabev. 0.69
    Fabaceae Dalbergia pseudobaronii R. Vig. 0.69
    Myrtaceae Eucalyptus pilularis Sm. 0.69
    Myrtaceae Eucalyptus robusta Sm. 0.69
    Clusiaceae Garcinia verrucosa Jum. & H. Perrier 0.69
    Malvaceae Grewia sp. L. 0.69
    Rubiaceae Hyperacanthus sp. E. Mey. ex Bridson 0.69
    Fabaceae Intsia bijuga (Colebr.) Kuntze 0.69
    Sapotaceae Mimusops sp. L. 0.69
    Oleaceae Noronhia sp. Stadman ex Thouars 0.69
    Combretaceae Terminalia mantaly H. Perrier 0.69
    Erythroxylaceae Erythroxylum sp. P. Browne 0.68
    Erythroxylaceae Erythroxylum sphaeranthum H. Perrier 0.68
    Myrtaceae Eucalyptus × Marovitsika 0.68
    Hypericaceae Psorospermum androsaemifolium Baker 0.68
    Hypericaceae Psorospermum sp. Spach 0.68
    Myrtaceae Syzygium emirnense (Baker) Labat & G.E. Schatz 0.68
    Myrtaceae Syzygium sp. P. Browne ex Gaertn. 0.68
    Calophyllaceae Calophyllum sp. L. 0.67
    Myrtaceae Eucalyptus marginata Donn.Sm. 0.67
    Clusiaceae Rheedia calcicola Jum. & H. Perrier 0.67
    Myrtaceae Syzygium sp. P. Browne ex Gaertn. 0.67
    Fabaceae Albizia sp. Durraz 0.66
    Rhamnaceae Colubrina decipiens (Baill.) Capuron 0.66
    Euphorbiaceae Croton argyrodaphne Baill. 0.66
    Erythroxylaceae Erythroxylum sp. P. Browne 0.66
    Rosaceae Prunus africana (Hook.f.) Kalkman 0.66
    Celastraceae Astrocassine pleurostylioides (H.Perrier) Capuron 0.65
    Calophyllaceae Calophyllum sp. L. 0.65
    Myrtaceae Eucalyptus eugenoides Sieber. ex Sprengel 0.65
    Sapindaceae Plagioscyphus louvelii Dang. & Choux 0.65
    Anacardiaceae Protorhus ditimena H.Perrier 0.65
    Hypericaceae Psorospermum androsaemifolium Baker 0.65
    Clusiaceae Symphonia sp. L. f. 0.65
    Phyllanthaceae Uapaca sp. Baill. 0.65
    Cunoniaceae Weinmannia munitiflora Baker 0.65
    Myrtaceae Eucalyptus urophylla S.T. Blake 0.64
    Myrtaceae Eugenia sp. L. 0.64
    Apocynaceae Mascarenhasia arborescens A. DC. 0.64
    Apocynaceae Mascarenhasia sp. A. DC. 0.64
    Hypericaceae Psorospermum sp. Spach 0.64
    Clusiaceae Symphonia sp. L. f. 0.64
    Euphorbiaceae Drypetes capuronii Leandri 0.63
    Myrtaceae Eugenia sp. L. 0.63
    Moraceae Streblus dimepate (Bureau) C.C. Berg 0.63
    Moraceae Streblus sp. Lour. 0.63
    Aphloiaceae Aphloia sp. (DC.) Benn. 0.62
    Aphloiaceae Aphloia theiformis (Val.) Benn. 0.62
    Rhizophoraceae Macarisia pyramidata Thouars 0.62
    Moraceae Trophis montana (Leandri) C.C. Berg 0.62
    Moraceae Trophis sp. P. Browne 0.62
    Cunoniaceae Weinmannia sp. L. 0.62
    Salicaceae Bivinia jalberti Tul. 0.61
    Rhizophoraceae Carallia brachiata (Lour.) Merr. 0.61
    Sapotaceae Chrysophyllum sp. L. 0.61
    Rhamnaceae Colubrina faralaotra (H.Perrier) Capuron 0.61
    Lauraceae Cryptocarya sp. R. Br. 0.61
    Sapindaceae Doratoxylon sp. Thouars ex Hook. f. 0.61
    Myrtaceae Eucalyptus acmenoides Schau. 0.61
    Myrtaceae Eucalyptus muellerana Howitt 0.61
    Lauraceae Ravensara aromatica Sonn. 0.61
    Logoniaceae Strychnos madagascariensis Poir. 0.61
    Phyllanthaceae Uapaca sp. Baill. 0.60
    Phyllanthaceae Uapaca thouarsii Baill. 0.60
    Lamiaceae Vitex sp. L. 0.60
    Myristicaceae Brochoneura vouri (Baill.) Warb. 0.59
    Podocarpaceae Podocarpus madagascarriensis Baker 0.59
    Anacardiaceae Rhus sp. L. 0.59
    Anacardiaceae Rhus tarantana (Baker) H. Perrier 0.59
    Cunoniaceae Weinmannia bojeriana Tul. 0.59
    Fabaceae Albizia mahalao Capuron 0.57
    Rhamnaceae Bathiorhamnus sp. Capuron 0.57
    Celtidaceae Chaetachme aristata Baker 0.57
    Myristicaceae Mauloutchia sp. Warb. 0.57
    Lauraceae Ocotea sp. Aubl. 0.57
    Fabaceae Albizia sp. Durraz 0.56
    Fabaceae Bauhinia sp. L 0.56
    Sapotaceae Chrysophyllum boivinianum (Pierre) Baehni 0.56
    Sapindaceae Deinbollia sp. Schumach. 0.56
    Myrtaceae Eugenia emirnensis Baker 0.56
    Lauraceae Potameia sp. Thouars 0.56
    Rutaceae Vepris elliotii (Radlk.) Verdc. 0.56
    Fabaceae Albizia tulearensis R. Vig. 0.55
    Euphorbiaceae Croton sp. L. 0.55
    Lauraceae Cryptocarya crassifolia Baker 0.55
    Myrtaceae Eugenia bernieri Drake 0.55
    Lauraceae Ocotea racemosa (Danguy) Kosterm. 0.55
    Lauraceae Ocotea cymosa (Nees) Palacky 0.54
    Combretaceae Terminalia tetrandra (Danguy) Capuron 0.54
    Rutaceae Zanthoxylum tsihanihimposa H. Perrier 0.54
    Meliaceae Astrotrichilia sp. (Harms) J.-F. Leroy ex T.D. Penn. & Styles 0.53
    Sapotaceae Chrysophyllum boivinianum (Pierre) Baehni 0.53
    Sapotaceae Chrysophyllum sp. L. 0.53
    Euphorbiaceae Croton mongue Baill. 0.53
    Lauraceae Cryptocarya ovalifolia (Danguy) van der Werff 0.53
    Lauraceae Cryptocarya sp. R. Br. 0.53
    Moraceae Ficus soroceoides Baker 0.53
    Meliaceae Khaya madagascariensis Jum. & H. Perrier 0.53
    Annonaceae Polyalthia sp. Blume 0.53
    Monimiaceae Tambourissa sp. Sonn. 0.53
    Combretaceae Terminalia mantaly H. Perrier 0.53
    Euphorbiaceae Bridelia tulasneana Baill. 0.52
    Lauraceae Cryptocarya acuminata Merr. 0.52
    Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia oncoclada Drake 0.52
    Aquifoliaceae Ilex mitis (L.) Radlk. 0.52
    Annonaceae Ambavia capuronii Cavaco & Keraudren 0.51
    Primulaceae Oncostemum sp. A. Juss 0.51
    Araliaceae Schefflera sp. J.R. Forst. & G. Forst. 0.51
    Monimiaceae Tambourissa sp. Sonn. 0.51
    Monimiaceae Tambourissa thouvenotii Danguy 0.51
    Annonaceae Xylopia sp. L. 0.51
    Myristicaceae Brochoneura madagascariensis (Lam.) Warb. 0.50
    Myristicaceae Brochoneura sp. Warb. 0.50
    Elaeocarpaceae Elaeocarpus alnifolius Baker 0.50
    Burseraceae Canarium madagascariensis Engl. 0.49
    Moraceae Ficus sp. L. 0.49
    Annonaceae Isolona sp. Engl. 0.49
    Lauraceae Ocotea sp. Aubl. 0.49
    Burseraceae Protium madagascariense Engl. 0.49
    Elaeocarpaceae Sloanea rhondanta (Baker) Capuron 0.49
    Euphorbiaceae Tannodia sp. Baill. 0.49
    Moraceae Trilepisium madgascariense A. DC 0.49
    Fabaceae Albizia gummifera (J.F.Gmel.) C.A.Smith 0.48
    Anacardiaceae Gluta turtur Marchand 0.48
    Rubiaceae Hymenodictyon occidentale Homolle 0.48
    Lauraceae Ocotea laevis Kosterm. 0.48
    Pinaceae Pinus elliotii Engel 0.48
    Araliaceae Polyscias sp. J.R. Forst. & G. Forst. 0.48
    Araliaceae Schefflera vantsilana (Baker) Bernardi 0.48
    Burseraceae Canarium sp. L. 0.47
    Hypericaceae Harungana madagascariensis (Lam. ex Poir.) Choisy 0.47
    Hypericaceae Harungana sp. Lam. 0.47
    Rutaceae Zanthoxylum madagascariense H. Perrier 0.47
    Euphorbiaceae Anthostema madagascariense Baill. 0.46
    Malvaceae Dombeya lucida Baill. 0.46
    Lauraceae Beilschmiedia velutina Kosterm. 0.45
    Fabaceae Colvillea racemosa Bojer 0.45
    Moraceae Ficus tiliifolia Baker 0.45
    Anacardiaceae Rhus tarantana (Baker) H. Perrier 0.45
    Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia laro Drake 0.44
    Simaroubaceae Perriera madagascariensis Courchet 0.44
    Burseraceae Commiphora pervilleana Engl. 0.43
    Euphorbiaceae Croton mongue Baill. 0.43
    Monimiaceae Ephippiandra sp. Decne. 0.43
    Hypericaceae Harungana madagascariensis (Lam. ex Poir.) Choisy 0.42
    Didieraceae Alluaudia dumosa (Drake) Drake 0.41
    Burseraceae Commiphora sp. Jacq. 0.41
    Myrtaceae Eucalyptus grandis Hill ex Maid. 0.41
    Euphorbiaceae Macaranga alnifolia Baker 0.41
    Euphorbiaceae Macaranga macropoda Baker 0.41
    Euphorbiaceae Macaranga sp. Thouars 0.41
    Pinaceae Pinus oocarpa Schiede 0.41
    Pinaceae Pinus patula Schlechtendal & Chamisso 0.41
    Burseraceae Commiphora arafy H. Perrier 0.40
    Pinaceae Pinus kesiya Royle 0.40
    Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia sp. Juss. 0.39
    Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia stenoclada Baill. 0.39
    Hernandiaceae Hernandia voyroni Jum. 0.38
    Burseraceae Commiphora mafaidoha H. Perrier 0.37
    Moraceae Ficus pachyclada Baker 0.37
    Celtidaceae Trema orientalis (L.) Blume 0.37
    Moraceae Broussonetia greveana (Baill.) C.C. Berg 0.36
    Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia tirucalli L. 0.36
    Malvaceae Grewia apetala Juss. 0.36
    Malvaceae Grewia sp. L. 0.36
    Anacardiaceae Poupartia sylvatica H.Perrier 0.36
    Malvaceae Hibiscus lasiococcus Baill. 0.35
    Pinaceae Pinus caribaea Morelot. 0.35
    Didieraceae Alluaudia procera (Drake) Drake 0.34
    Moraceae Ficus grevei Baill. 0.33
    Fabaceae Delonix floribunda (Baill.) Capuron 0.32
    Didieraceae Alluaudia sp. (Drake) Drake 0.31
    Melastomataceae Dichaetanthera sp. 0.31
    Hernandiaceae Gyrocarpus americanus Jacq. 0.31
    Hernandiaceae Gyrocarpus sp. Jacq. 0.31
    Hernandiaceae Gyrocarpus americanus Jacq. 0.29
    Burseraceae Commiphora lamii H. Perrier 0.28
    Fabaceae Delonix leucantha (R. Vig.) Du Puy & Phillipson & R. Rabev. 0.27
    Malvaceae Dombeya sp. Cav. 0.27
    Didieraceae Alluaudia procera (Drake) Drake 0.26
    Malvaceae Hildegardia sp. Schott & Endl. 0.26
    Burseraceae Commiphora sp. Jacq. 0.24
    Burseraceae Commiphora simplicifolia H. Perrier 0.23
    Anacardiaceae Operculicarya decaryi H. Perrier 0.22
    Anacardiaceae Operculicarya sp. H. Perrier 0.22
    Euphorbiaceae Givotia madagascariensis Baill. 0.19
    Apocynaceae Pachypodium lamerei Drake 0.10
    Apocynaceae Pachypodium sp. Lindl. 0.10

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    In case anyone is interested, these are the 48 Dalbergia species getting hammered in Madagascar. I don't understand the popularity of these timbers. The pretty ones with reddish-purple color fade to brown over time.


    1. Dalbergia abrahamii
    2. Dalbergia andapensis
    3. Dalbergia aurea
    4. Dalbergia baronii
    5. Dalbergia bathiei
    6. Dalbergia bojeri
    7. Dalbergia brachystachya
    8. Dalbergia bracteolata
    9. Dalbergia campenonii
    10. Dalbergia capuronii
    11. Dalbergia chapelieri
    12. Dalbergia chlorocarpa
    13. Dalbergia davidii
    14. Dalbergia delphinensis
    15. Dalbergia emirnensis
    16. Dalbergia erubescens
    17. Dalbergia gautieri
    18. Dalbergia glaberrima
    19. Dalbergia glaucocarpa
    20. Dalbergia greveana
    21. Dalbergia hildebrandtii
    22. Dalbergia hirticalyx
    23. Dalbergia humbertii
    24. Dalbergia lemurica
    25. Dalbergia louvelii
    26. Dalbergia madagascariensis
    27. Dalbergia manongarivensis
    28. Dalbergia maritima
    29. Dalbergia masoalensis
    30. Dalbergia mollis
    31. Dalbergia monticola
    32. Dalbergia neoperrieri
    33. Dalbergia normandii
    34. Dalbergia occulta
    35. Dalbergia orientalis
    36. Dalbergia peltieri
    37. Dalbergia pervillei
    38. Dalbergia pseudobaronii
    39. Dalbergia pseudoviguieri
    40. Dalbergia purpurascens
    41. Dalbergia suaresensis
    42. Dalbergia trichocarpa
    43. Dalbergia tricolor
    44. Dalbergia tsaratananensis
    45. Dalbergia tsiandalana
    46. Dalbergia urschii
    47. Dalbergia viguieri
    48. Dalbergia xerophila


    Here's an interesing slide show on Dalbergia's in Madagascar - Toby Smith Photography ( Madagascar National Parks - Masoala )

    Ignoring varieties and subspecies, there appear to be 88 Diospyros species in Madagascar, 96 otherwise.

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    Madagascar : les bois de la forêt d'Analamazaotra / par Henri Lecomte ;
    avec la collaboration de Paul Danguy pour la détermination des espèces ;
    ouvrage suivi d'un aperçu sur les forêts de Madagascar par A. Fauchère.
    By: Lecomte, Henri, - Danguy, Paul. - Fauchère, Aimée.
    Publication info: Paris :A. Challamel,1922.
    Contributed by: University of British Columbia Library (archive.org)

    http://www.archive.org/download/mada...sboi00leco.pdf

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    Propriétés physiques et mécaniques des bois malgaches de D. GUENEAU, P. GUENEAU, CIRAD : Livre - Netbois

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    Would any of you have any contacts in Fort Dauphin (Toalagnaro), Madagascar that I could impose upon??



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    Revised "heavyweights" list:

    <style type="text/css"> <!-- @page { margin: 0.79in } P { margin-bottom: 0.08in } --> </style>
    1. Asteropeia micraster
    2. Brachylaena merana
    3. Brachylaena ramiflora
    4. Breonia cuspidata
    5. Carissa spinarum
    6. Cedrelopsis grevei
    7. Cinnamosma madagascariensis
    8. Craspidospermum verticillatum
    9. Dialium unifoliatum
    10. Dilobeia thouarsii
    11. Dupuya madagascariensis
    12. Erythroxylum firmum
    13. Faucherea laciniata
    14. Faucherea parvifolia
    15. Faucherea thouvenotii
    16. Humbertia madagascariensis
    17. Leptolaena multiflora
    18. Magnistipula tamenaka
    19. Manilkara sp. (probably Manilkara boivinii)
    20. Memecylon faucherei
    21. Memecylon ovatifolium
    22. Memecylon thouvenotii
    23. Neobeguea mahafalensis
    24. Noronhia emarginata
    25. Ochrocarpos bongo
    26. Olea lancea
    27. Phyllarthron articulatum
    28. Phylloxylon perrieri
    29. Phylloxylon xylophylloides
    30. Pyrostria madagascariensis
    31. Ravensara floribunda
    32. Rhodolaena bakeriana
    33. Rhus perrieri
    34. Stephanostegia capuronii
    35. Strychnos decussata
    36. Symphonia clusioides
    37. Syzygium condensatum
    38. Tamarindus indica
    39. Vepris macrophylla
    40. Vepris polymorpha
    41. Weinmannia rutenbergii
    42. Xanthocercis madagascariensis

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