Bloodwood

thumb|Bloodwood of ''Brosimum rubescens'' thumb|Trunk of ''Corymbia gummifera'' with red bleeding (Kino) [[File:A --bonsai-- stand made from African Padauk wood 2013-06-02 13-19.jpg|thumb|''Pterocarpus soyauxii'' bonsai stand]] '''Bloodwood''' is a common name for several unrelated trees, including:

* ''Baloghia inophylla'' (Brush or Scrub bloodwood), ''Baloghia marmorata'' (Marbled bloodwood), ''Baloghia parviflora'' (Small-flowered bloodwood), all found in Australia * ''Brosimum rubescens'', a tree found in Central and South America * Many Myrtaceae trees in the genus ''Corymbia'' from Australia, formerly from the genus ''Eucalyptus''; ''Corymbia gummifera'' (Red bloodwood), ''Corymbia intermedia'' (Pink bloodwood), ''Corymbia ptychocarpa'' (Swamp and Spring bloodwood), ''Corymbia opaca'' (Desert bloodwood), ''Corymbia eximia'' (Yellow bloodwood) etc. * ''Casuarina equisetifolia'', found in Southeast Asia, Northern Australia and the Pacific * ''Cyrilla racemiflora'' found in the Neotropics * ''Gordonia haematoxylon'', a tree from Jamaica * ''Haematoxylum campechianum'', a tree from Central America and Caribbean * ''Lagerstroemia speciosa'' (Indian bloodwood) * Several trees from the genus ''Pterocarpus'' from Africa and Asia, the trees yields a red exsudate which soon harden into crimson tears (Kino, Dragon's blood); ''Pterocarpus angolensis'', ''Pterocarpus erinaceus'', ''Pterocarpus rotundifolius'', ''Pterocarpus indicus'', ''Pterocarpus officinalis'' (Dragon's blood), etc. The ''Pterocarpus'' wood is traded under different names but normally not as bloodwood. * ''Vachellia haematoxylon'' (Syn.: ''Acacia haematoxylon'') Bloodwood-Acacia, southern Africa

== See also == * Ironwood * Rosewood

==References== * {{cite book | last = Baker | first = Mark | year = 2004 | title = Wood for Woodturners | publisher = Guild of Master Craftsmen Publications | location = Sussex | isbn = 1-86108-324-6 }} {{reflist}}

Category:Wood