Bloodwood Explained

Bloodwood is a common name for several unrelated trees, including:

• Baloghia inophylla (Brush or Scrub bloodwood), Baloghia marmorata (Marbled bloodwood), Baloghia parviflora (Small-flowered bloodwood), all found in Australia
• Brosimum rubescens, a tree found in Central and South America
• Many Myrtaceae trees in the genus Corymbia from Australia, formerly from the genus Eucalyptus; Corymbia gummifera (Red bloodwood), Corymbia intermedia (Pink bloodwood), Corymbia ptychocarpa (Swamp and Spring bloodwood), Corymbia opaca (Desert bloodwood), Corymbia eximia (Yellow bloodwood) etc.
• Casuarina equisetifolia, found in Southeast Asia, Northern Australia and the Pacific
• Cyrilla racemiflora found in the Neotropics
• Gordonia haematoxylon, a tree from Jamaica
• Haematoxylum campechianum, a tree from Central America and Caribbean
• Lagerstroemia speciosa (Indian bloodwood)
• Several trees from the genus Pterocarpus from Africa and Asia, the trees yields a red exsudate which soon harden into crimson tears (Kino, Dragon's blood); Pterocarpus angolensis, Pterocarpus erinaceus, Pterocarpus rotundifolius, Pterocarpus indicus, Pterocarpus officinalis (Dragon's blood), etc. The Pterocarpus wood is traded under different names but normally not as bloodwood.
• Vachellia haematoxylon (Syn.: Acacia haematoxylon) Bloodwood-Acacia, southern Africa

See also

• Ironwood
• Rosewood

References

• Book: Baker , Mark . 2004 . Wood for Woodturners . Guild of Master Craftsmen Publications . Sussex . 1-86108-324-6.