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Q97 (IAS/2007) Environment & Ecology › Biodiversity & Protected Areas › Economic plant resources Answer Verified

Dalbergia species is associated with which one of the following?

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Your answer:  ·  Correct: D
Explanation

Dalbergia is the genus whose timber is commonly known as “true” rosewood; genuine rosewoods come from trees of the genus Dalbergia, including well-known species such as Dalbergia latifolia (Indian rosewood) and Dalbergia nigra (Brazilian rosewood) [1]. In India, Dalbergia sissoo (shisham) is a Dalbergia species valued for its hard, durable, polishable wood and is extensively used in furniture and other timber products, demonstrating the genus’s close association with rosewood-type timbers [2]. Therefore, among the options given, Dalbergia species are associated with rosewood (option 4).

Sources

  1. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rosewood
  2. [2] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 5: Natural Vegetation and National Parks > 2. Woods of the Monsoon Forests > p. 22
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