Booti mara – Rosewood

Booti mara(Dalbergia latifolia Roxb.)one of the native trees in Kodagu is a large tree which grows up to 40 m tall. Bark is grey, smooth with short irregular cracks, exfoliating in thin fibrous longitudinal flakes.It is a premier timber species, also known as the Indian rosewood. It is native to low-elevation tropical monsoon forests of south east India

Kodava

Booti mara

English

Rosewood

Kannada

Beete mara

Botanical Name

Dalbergia latifolia Roxb.

Family

FABOIDEAE

Flowering starts

February

Fruiting ends

May

Uses

The wood is commercially much valued and stronger. It is best used for making furniture, cabinet works, high class panelling.