Camwood

Camwood
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Baphia
Species:	B. nitida
Binomial name
Baphia nitida Lodd.
The distribution of Baphia nitida.
Synonyms
Baphia angolensis sensu Lester-Garland Baphia barombiensis Taub. Baphia haematoxylon (Schum. & Thonn.) Hooker f. Carpolobia versicolor G. Don Delaria pyrifolia Desv. Podalyria haematoxylon Schum. & Thonn.

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.

Pterocarpin is a pterocarpan found in B. nitida.

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