Belize Dalbergia is a species of wood in the legume family Dalbergia nigricus, a species of mahogany.
1. Distribution of Dalbergia Belize
Belizean dalbergia is mainly distributed in Central America, mainly in Belize, Central America.
Belize Dalbergia furniture
2. Characteristic characteristics of Belizean dalbergia
(1) Macroscopic characteristics of Belizean Dalbergia
Wood semi-ring aperture. The heartwood is light reddish-brown with dark and light stripes. The sapwood is light in color. Growth wheels are obvious. Obvious under tube hole magnification; scattered; The number is slightly less; Slightly smaller; Some of the tube holes contain gum. abundant axial parenchyma; Ring tubular, wing, ribbon and wheel boundary. Noticeable under wood-ray magnification; slightly dense; Very narrow. Wave marks are slightly noticeable. The intercellular tract is not seen.
(2) Microscopic characteristics of Belizean dalbergia
The transept of the catheter is round and oval, and some have a slightly polygonal profile; Single tube hole and diameter row compound tube hole (2~6 (2~6, mostly 2~4), a few tube hole groups; scattered; 8~32pcs, average 21pcs/mm2; Maximum chord diameter 312μm, average 82μm; Catheter molecules are 184 μm long on average; Stacked. Some catheters contain gums; Thread thickening not seen. Textured hole inter-column between tubes; Polygonal, striated orifice contained, lenticular, few abducted or synbiotic, linear, attached to striated holes. Single perforation, perforated plates parallel or slightly inclined. The catheter and inter-ray striated hole type is similar to the intertube striated hole type. Axial thin-walled tissue thin-walled tubular, wing-like, polypterygoid, scattered aggregate, band-like (1~2 cells wide, discontinuous) and wheel boundary; The compartment contains a large amount of crystalline cells, containing 12 or more diamond-shaped crystals; with spindle parenchymal cells; Stacked. The wood fiber wall is very thick; Diameter 17 μm; The average length of the fiber is 930 μm, and the single-grained pores have a slightly narrow margin; Stacked. Wood rays 9~12/mm; Stacked. Single ray height 4~11 cells. Multi-ray 2 (even 3) cells wide, 6~L3 cells high. Ray tissue homomorphic single and multiple columns. Square cells are occasionally seen; Some ray cells contain gums; Crystals not seen. The intercellular tract is not seen.
(3) Wood characteristics of Belizean dalbergia
The wood is shiny; Fresh cut noodles have a slight aroma, and disappear after a long time; The taste is not obvious or slightly bitter; texture until slightly interlaced; The wood structure is fine and slightly uniform; Very heavy (basic density 0.75~0.88g/cm3, gas-dry density 0.93~1.19 g/cm3); High strength. Wood air drying has a clear tendency to crack, kiln drying is recommended. Natural corrosion resistance is strong, but ant resistance is medium, wood sawing, planing processing performance is medium, tools are dull, turning and finishing are good.
3. The main uses of Belize Dalbergia
Mainly used in high-grade furniture, joinery, decorative veneer, musical instrument parts, brush back, knife handle, etc.
