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Taxon:  Dalbergia sissoo Roxb. ex DC.



Summary
Genus:
Dalbergia
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Faboideae
Tribe:
Dalbergieae
Nomen number:
13169
Place of publication:
Prodr. 2:416. 1825 (W. Roxburgh, Hort. bengal. 52. 1814, nom. nud.)
Verified:
09/23/2003 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
1 (1  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Amerimnon sissoo (Roxb. ex DC.) Kuntze

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Reference(s)
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Common names
English
Indian rosewood –
sissoo –
sisu –
Bangladesh (Bengali)
shishu –
Chinese
yin du huang tan (印度黄檀) –
French
ébénier jaune –
German
ostindisches Rosenholz –
Urdu (Pakistan)
shisham –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaOmanAl Batinah North 
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan e. (possibly native)
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran s.e. (possibly native)
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  
2CultivatedAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  
2CultivatedAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  
2CultivatedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi  
2CultivatedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  
2CultivatedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia  
2CultivatedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa  
2CultivatedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGhana  
2CultivatedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria  
2CultivatedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSierra Leone  
2CultivatedAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian Sheng 
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng 
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHainan Sheng 
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaZhejiang Sheng 
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico 
4NaturalizedAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Oman [Al Batinah North]
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan (e. (possibly native)), Iran (s.e. (possibly native)), Iraq
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan
  • INDO-CHINA: Myanmar
Cultivated
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia, Sudan
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Cameroon
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leone
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Hainan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Pakistan
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: United States [Puerto Rico]
Naturalized
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Sudan
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Zimbabwe
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalagroforestry Soerianegara, I. & R. H. M. J. Lemmens, eds. 1993. Timber trees: major commercial timbers. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 5(1):160.
Environmentalpotential for erosion control National Academy of Sciences. 1979. Tropical legumes: resources for the future
Environmentalshade/shelter National Academy of Sciences. 1979. Tropical legumes: resources for the future
Fuelspotential as fuelwood Nasir, S. M. & M. Athar. 1998. Fuelwood as an energy source. Phytologia 85:106.
MaterialswoodtimberSoerianegara, I. & R. H. M. J. Lemmens, eds. 1993. Timber trees: major commercial timbers. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 5(1):160.
MaterialswoodtimberLuna, R. K. 1996. Plantation trees. Note: International Book Distributors
MaterialswoodtimberBhat, K. M. 1994. Wood diversity in Indian Dalbergia species: implications for utilization and genetic improvement. Dalbergia: proceedings of an international workshop. Nitrogen fixing tree research reports special issue. 40. Note: Winrock International, Morrilton, Arkansas
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Weedpotential seed contaminant Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson. 1992. Noxious weeds of Australia Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=13169. Accessed 6 May 2025.