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Barwood

Scope note

Any West and Central African hardwood of the species Pterocarpus, with various uses, including for the red pigment tukula. For similar wood of trees of the species Baphia nitidia, also used to make tukula, use "camwood."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300081172

Broader Terms used

hardwood

Term used for

Pterocarpus

Created

13yrs ago

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