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Caesalpinia sappan (species)


Identification code: 300374823



Alternative term/s

  • brezel wood
  • sapanwood
  • sappan wood
  • sappanwood

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Scope note:

Species of tree native to Sri Lanka, India, and Malaya, used as medicine, as an anti-bacterial, as an anti-coagulant, for reddish dye called brazilin used for dyeing fabric as well as making red paints and inks, and for its wood, which is somewhat lighter in color than Brazilwood.

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