Dalbergia sissoo, known commonly as North Indian rosewood or shisham, is a fast-growing, hardy, deciduous rosewood tree native to the Indian subcontinent and southern Iran. D. sissoo is a large, crooked tree with long, leathery leaves and whitish or pink flowers.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Indian Rosewood being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Dalbergia latifolia
- Pterocarpus santalinus
- Platymiscium pinnatum
- Hardwickia binata
- Dalbergia lanceolaria
- Aegle marmelos
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Fabales
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Dalbergia
- Species
- Dalbergia sissoo
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