Haematoxylon

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Read about Haematoxylon in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Haematoxylon (from the Greek for blood and wood, in reference to the color of the latter). Leguminosae. Two or 3 species of trees from Mex., Cent. Amer. and W. Indies, of which the most important, H. campechianum, Linn., furnishes the logwood of commerce. It is a medium-sized tree, reaching 30-45 ft., with a short crooked trunk: lvs. abruptly pinnate; lfts. obversely egg-shaped: fls. small, yellow, in axillary racemes; petals 5, oblong, expanding; stamens free, rather upright, with filaments hairy at base; ovary short-stiped, free, with 2-3 seeds: pod lanceolate, flattened, dehiscing along the median valve in 2 boat-shaped pseudo-valves.—The wood is very hard and heavy, the heart-wood, from which the sapwood has been removed, being used for making the dye. The wood takes on a beautiful brownish red color on exposure to the air. This tree is known as Cam- peachy wood, logwood, and in Porto Rico as Palo de Campeche. L. H. B. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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