Dalbergia latifolia(synonymdalbergia emarginata) is a premiertimberspecies, also known as theindian rosewood. It is native to low-elevationtropical monsoon forestsof south eastindia.Some common names in english includerosewood,bombay blackwood,roseta rosewood,east indian rosewood,reddish-brown rosewood,indian palisandre, andjava palisandre.Its indian common names arebeete, andsatisal.The tree grows to 40 metres in height and is evergreen, but locally deciduous in drier subpopulations. The tree has grey bark that peels in long fibres, pinnately compound leaves, and bunches of small white flowers. It grows as both an evergreen and a deciduous tree in the deciduous monsoon forests of india making the tree very drought hardy.The tree produces a hard, durable, heavy wood that, when properly cured, is durable and resistant to rot and insects. It is grown as a plantation wood in both india and java, often in dense, single species groves, to produce its highly desirable long straight bore. Wood from the tree is used in premium furniture making and cabinetry, guitar bodies and fretboards, exotic veneers, carvings, boats, skis, and for reforestation.