| English | African blackwood | | | 1 | Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. |
| English | African-ebony | | | 1 | Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. |
| English | Chinese blackwood | | | 1 | Devi Prasad, A. G. et al. 1994. Genetic diversity of Dalbergia species and their distribution in Karnataka, India. In: Westley, S. B. & J. M. Roshetko, eds., Dalbergia: proceedings of an international workshop. Nitrogen fixing tree research reports special issue. 70. Note: Winrock International, Morrilton, Arkansas |
| English | Mozambique-ebony | | | 1 | Mabberley, D. J. 1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2 |
| English | poyi | | | 1 | Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa. |
| English | Senaar-ebony | | | 1 | Devi Prasad, A. G. et al. 1994. Genetic diversity of Dalbergia species and their distribution in Karnataka, India. In: Westley, S. B. & J. M. Roshetko, eds., Dalbergia: proceedings of an international workshop. Nitrogen fixing tree research reports special issue. 70. Note: Winrock International, Morrilton, Arkansas |
| English | Senegal-ebony | | | 1 | Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. |
| English | Sudan-ebony | | | 1 | Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. |
| Portuguese | pau-preto | | | 2 | Burkill, H. M. 1985-2004. The useful plants of west tropical Africa. |
| Swahili (Tanzania) | mpingo | | | 2 | Nshubemuki, L. 1994. Recent progress in silviculture research on Dalbergia melanoxylon. In: Westley, S. B. & J. M. Roshetko, eds., Dalbergia: proceedings of an international workshop. Nitrogen fixing tree research reports special issue. 48-57. Note: Winrock International, Morrilton, Arkansas |
| Swahili (Tanzania) | mugembe | | | 2 | Nshubemuki, L. 1994. Recent progress in silviculture research on Dalbergia melanoxylon. In: Westley, S. B. & J. M. Roshetko, eds., Dalbergia: proceedings of an international workshop. Nitrogen fixing tree research reports special issue. 48-57. Note: Winrock International, Morrilton, Arkansas |
| Swedish | kongoträd | | | 2 | Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) |