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Satinwood

Plants Sassafras albidumSatsuma

Satinwood
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name for a hard and durable wood with a satinlike sheen, much used in cabinetmaking, especially in marquetry. It comes from two tropical trees of the family Rutaceae (rue family).

 


African Satinwood, Ayan, Bonsamdua, Movingui, Yellow Satinwood
Description
Family Fabaceae ...

Mock orange (Pittosporum tobira)
Satinwood tree, orange jessamine (Murraya paniculata)
Sweet mock orange (Philadelphus coronarius)
Sweet orange (Citrus sinensis)
Tangerine, mandarin orange (Citrus reticulata, Citrus nobilis) ...

Mora (Murraya paniculata). Also known as Martinique laurel, orange jasmine, satinwood, cosmetic-bark tree, Chinese box and mock orange. Introduced to Bermuda before 1918. Ever-green foliage, fragrant flowers and pretty red fruit.

cosmetic bark tree, Hawaiian mock orange, Hawaiian mock-orange, honey bush, jasmine orange, jasmine-orange, jessamine, mock lime, mock orange, mock-orange, murraya, orange jasmine, orange jessamine, orange-jasmine, satin wood, satin-wood, satinwood ...

Zanthoxylum clava-herculis - Hercules' Club
Zanthoxylum coriaceum - Biscayne Prickly Ash
Zanthoxylum fagara - Wild-lime Prickly Ash
Zanthoxylum flavum - Satinwood
Zanthoxylum martinicense - White Prickly Ash; Espino Rubial; Pino Macho ...

The great hardness of teak is due to the silica deposited in the heart-wood, and the special coloring matters of various woods, such as satinwood, ebony, &c., are confined to the heart-wood.

See also: Fruits, Citrus, May, Murraya, Vine

Plants Sassafras albidumSatsuma

 
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