First, incense
When the fragrant tree is stimulated by trauma or fungal infection, in order to protect the injured part, a large amount of resin with strong fragrance will be secreted and gathered around the wound, which is a solid condensate mixed with resin and wood.
In Buddhism, Chenxiang has a very high position, and is one of the main spices of "bathing Buddha". The beads and statues carved by Chenxiang wood are even more precious Buddhist implements.
Two, sandalwood
Sandalwood is a kind of semi parasitic plant. It grows slowly and has a very low yield. It has been a rare and expensive wood since ancient times. The common varieties of sandalwood are old sandalwood (also known as white skin old sandalwood, Indian fragrance), new sandalwood, di men fragrance and Sydney fragrance, among which the old sandalwood produced in India is the best. Sandalwood fragrance is mellow and persistent.
Three. Phoebe nanmu
It can be divided into Phoebe, Phoebe and Phoebe. The wood is resistant to decay, with fragrant smell, straight texture and fine structure. It is made in China.
The tree has few straight knots, smooth texture and is not easy to deform. It has not rotted for thousands of years, so it ranks the king of cork besides hardwood.
4、 Camphor wood
There was a folk saying that "a pair of camphor wood boxes are good dowries" is the traditional material for furniture manufacturing in China. The surface of camphor wood is reddish brown to dark brown, with annual rings visible in the cross section. The wood is corrosion-resistant, dense and fragrant. It is mostly made into boxes, not only moth proof, but also can make the clothes stored in it smell fresh.
Five. Gall wood
It is not the name of the tree species, but the old trunk is tangled. The wood at the place where the gall is formed is called gall wood. The common galls are pear gall, nanmu gall, camphor gall, etc. The wood texture is special, the section effect is peculiar, because of the different tree germplasm, it presents the unique pattern style, including grape pattern, landscape pattern, sesame pattern, tiger skin pattern, etc.
6、 Honghua pear
Its scientific name is about red sandalwood (African red sandalwood). Its heartwood is red in blood and purple brown in color for a long time.
7、 Brazilian pear
Its scientific name is ancient Yisu wood. It can be divided into Daba and Xiaoba. It is mainly produced in tropical Africa. The wood is glossy and has no special smell. The heartwood is yellowish brown to reddish brown, with crisscross texture, fine and even structure. The wood is hard and suitable for carving.
Eight, Green Sandalwood
Its scientific name is Vela wood, which is produced in Central America and South America. Its heartwood is green or light green, with long and thin dark green or dark brown stripes. Its new cut surface has fragrance. After processing, the surface of the wood is oily and shiny.
The longer the Green Sandalwood is placed, the greener the color is, and the wood gives off a unique sandalwood flavor.
Nine, red sandalwood
Its scientific name is tiemudou. Its heartwood is light red, yellow, and reddish brown. It turns dark and purple after a long time. It is often accompanied by dark and light stripes. Its material is delicate and has no special smell.
Ten, blood sandalwood
Blood sandalwood, also known as Zambian blood sandalwood and Zambian red sandalwood by many people, is popular in the mahogany market due to its resemblance to small leaf red sandalwood (sandalwood red sandalwood). Before 2013, the small batch of blood sandalwood entering the country not only pit many consumers, but also pit many Redwood factory owners.
At the end of 2013, with the large-scale entry of blood sandalwood into the domestic market, the window paper was slowly poked open, and blood sandalwood also moved from behind the scenes to the front desk, from the double to the front corner, and appeared in the public field of vision with the real body.
The scientific name of red sandalwood is composed of many varieties, and there are obvious differences in materials.
11、 Ash of skin
Its scientific name is windmill wood, which is distributed in tropical Africa. Its heartwood is dark brown to brown, purplish and dark brown for a long time. It has light and dark stripes. It has a high air dry density and is easy to sink into water. It is suitable for making furniture and advanced crafts.
12、 Yew
The ancient tree species left by Quaternary glaciers, taxol rich in wood, is a globally recognized natural rare anticancer plant with unique anticancer mechanism and high anticancer activity.
13、 Boxwood
Boxwood is a small evergreen tree belonging to the boxwood family, generally 1-3 meters, up to 10 meters, with a diameter of 25 cm. It grows slowly and has no big timber. Su Dongpo once wrote: "there are countless plants and trees in the garden in spring, but only boxwood in leap year."
Boxwood is produced in China and distributed in all provinces except the East and North. There are more than 100 species of 4 genera in boxwood family. Generally, boxwood is divided into three kinds: small leaved boxwood, large leaved boxwood and white poplar (rare wood species produced in East Zhejiang Province), among which small leaved boxwood is the best. The wood is extremely delicate, brown eyes are invisible to the naked eye, with elegant fragrance, which can repel mosquitoes and insects. Boxwood also has the efficacy of sterilization, anti-inflammatory and hemostasis.