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:
11 (0  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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Seed

Conservation Status
CITES Appendix II – Vulnerable to Extinction
Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. Alam, M. K. & M. K. Guha. 1994. The genus Dalbergia Linn. f. in Bangladesh: taxonomy, ecology and economic aspects. In: Westley, S. B. & J. M. Roshetko, eds., Dalbergia: proceedings of an international workshop. Nitrogen fixing tree research reports special issue. 23. Note: Winrock International, Morrilton, Arkansas
  3. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  4. Bhat, K. M. 1994. Wood diversity in Indian Dalbergia species: implications for utilization and genetic improvement. In: Westley, S. B. & J. M. Roshetko, eds., Dalbergia: proceedings of an international workshop. Nitrogen fixing tree research reports special issue. 40. Note: Winrock International, Morrilton, Arkansas
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  6. Chinese Academy of Sciences. 1959-. Flora reipublicae popularis sinicae.
  7. Darbyshire, I. et al., eds. 2015. The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, an annotated checklist Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew..
  8. Encke, F. et al. 1984. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage
  9. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  10. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  11. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
  12. Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long. 1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
  13. Hara, H. et al. 1978-1982. An enumeration of the flowering plants of Nepal.
  14. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
  15. Hnatiuk, R. J. 1990. Census of Australian vascular plants. Australian Flora and Fauna Series No. 11.
  16. Jardim e Museu Agricola do Ultramar, Portugal. 1971-1973. Flora da Guine Portuguesa. Note: = Dalbergia sissoo Roxb.
  17. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
  18. Keay, R. W. J. 1989. Trees of Nigeria
  19. Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
  20. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  21. Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
  22. Lock, J. M. & C. S. Ford. 2004. Legumes of Malesia: a checklist
  23. Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
  24. Luna, R. K. 1996. Plantation trees. International Book Distributors, Dehra Dun, India.
  25. Matthew, K. M. 1983. The flora of the Tamilnadu Carnatic.
  26. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  27. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  28. Nasir, S. M. & M. Athar. 1998. Fuelwood as an energy source. Phytologia 85:106.
  29. National Academy of Sciences. 1979. Tropical legumes: resources for the future
  30. Nelson, C. H. N. 2008. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Honduras Note: Secretaría de Recursos Naturales y Ambiente, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  31. Parsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson. 1992. Noxious weeds of Australia Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia.
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  33. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  34. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
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  38. Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq. Note: cultivated
  39. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishIndian rosewood  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishsissoo  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Englishsisu  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
Bangladesh (Bengali)shishu  2Alam, M. K. & M. K. Guha. 1994. The genus Dalbergia Linn. f. in Bangladesh: taxonomy, ecology and economic aspects. In: Westley, S. B. & J. M. Roshetko, eds., Dalbergia: proceedings of an international workshop. Nitrogen fixing tree research reports special issue. 23. Note: Winrock International, Morrilton, Arkansas
Chineseyin du huang tan印度黄檀 2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Frenchébénier jaune  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Germanostindisches Rosenholz  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Urdu (Pakistan)shisham  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaOman  Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan e. (possibly native)Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran s.e. (possibly native)Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq  Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq. Note: cultivated
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBangladesh  Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar  Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
2CultivatedAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
2CultivatedAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  Darbyshire, I. et al., eds. 2015. The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, an annotated checklist Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew..
2CultivatedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
2CultivatedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
2CultivatedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
2CultivatedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa  Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
2CultivatedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGhana  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
2CultivatedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
2CultivatedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSierra Leone  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
2CultivatedAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHainan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChinaZhejiang Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanUnited StatesPuerto Rico Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
4NaturalizedAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  Darbyshire, I. et al., eds. 2015. The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, an annotated checklist Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew..
4NaturalizedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Oman
  • 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

Reference(s)
  1. Darbyshire, I. et al., eds. 2015. The plants of Sudan and South Sudan, an annotated checklist Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew..
  2. Exell, A. W. et al., eds. 1960-. Flora zambesiaca.
  3. Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds. 2003. Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14 National Botanical Institute, Pretoria, South Africa.
  4. Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards. 1989-. Flora of Ethiopia Note: Eritrea added in 2000
  5. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
  6. Kumar, S & P. V. Sane. 2003. Legumes of South Asia: a checklist.
  7. Liogier, H. A. 1984-. Descriptive flora of Puerto Rico and adjacent islands.
  8. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  9. Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq. Note: cultivated
  10. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalagroforestry Soerianegara, I. & R. H. M. J. Lemmens, eds. 1993. Timber trees: major commercial timbers. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 5(1):160.
Environmentalerosion controlpotentialNational Academy of Sciences. 1979. Tropical legumes: resources for the future
Environmentalshade/shelter National Academy of Sciences. 1979. Tropical legumes: resources for the future
FuelsfuelwoodpotentialNasir, 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. In: Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds., Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 5(1):160.
MaterialswoodtimberLuna, R. K. 1996. Plantation trees. International Book Distributors, Dehra Dun, India.
MaterialswoodtimberBhat, K. M. 1994. Wood diversity in Indian Dalbergia species: implications for utilization and genetic improvement. In: Westley, S. B. & J. M. Roshetko, eds., 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.
Weedseed contaminantpotentialParsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson. 1992. Noxious weeds of Australia Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=13169. Accessed 15 April 2026.