Dalbergia tonkinensis explained

Dalbergia tonkinensis (or sua) is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is a small tree, 5- tall, found in Hainan Island of China and Vietnam.[1] It is threatened by habitat loss and overexploitation for timber.

Furniture made from sua wood is particularly prized in China.[2] [3] While commercial sales of sua are banned in Vietnam, private sales and auctions are still permitted. Individual trees have sold for over a million US dollars.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dalbergia tonkinensis . Dezhao Chen . Dianxiang Zhang . Kai Larsen . amp . Flora of China . Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA . 18 May 2012.
  2. News: Deutsche Presse Agentur . Endangered Vietnam tree felled for timber . 27 March 2017 . .
  3. Web site: Van Bien (Dan Viet) . Why do Chinese people have a mania for with Dan Huynh wood (Sua wood) . Truc Huy Villa . 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170612152047/http://truchuyvilla.com.vn/view-news.php?lang=en&ma=news&item=122 . 12 June 2017 . dead . dmy . 12 June 2017 .
  4. News: 200-year-old sua tree sold for over $1 million . 11 April 2017 . VietNamNet Online Newspaper . https://web.archive.org/web/20170612151105/http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/environment/176083/200-year-old-sua-tree-sold-for-over--1-million.html . 12 June 2017 . live . dmy.

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