Baphia nitida

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Camwood
File:African sandalwood (Baphia nitida).jpg
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B. nitida
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Baphia nitida
Lodd.

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Baphia nitida (camwood, also barwood), also known as African sandalwood, is a shrubby, leguminous, hard-wooded tree from central west Africa. This wood is of a very fine colour, and is used in woodturning for making knife handles and similar articles.

The tree's bark and heartwood are commonly used to make a brilliant but non-permanent red dye, which is soluble in alkali.

Camwood is known as "osun" in Yoruba and is a key ingredient in Dudu Osun, a Nigerian brand of black soap.

Pterocarpin is a pterocarpan found in B. nitida.[1][2]

References

  1. Pterocarpin at knapsack_jsp
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