A tale of two sticks

Tim Simmons · 25th August 2009, 09:24 PM

As far as I have found out there is an Eastern Australian and one would assume the same with Australasian Islands too, a Rosewood, but that is just a trade name as scientifically it is not a true rosewood. "fearn" might be able to help as he is a botanist.

fearn · 25th August 2009, 11:28 PM

Not touching the ID on this until I get a better idea where it came from. Rosewood is a messy term, and while I agree that it looks "rosewoody," but there are a lot of dark tropical timbers, and I'll need to dig to get a better answer. The smaller a geographical area I have to dig in, the better.

Are we saying Vanuatu for certain, or was that a guess?

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Tim Simmons · 26th August 2009, 07:23 AM

Thanks fearn, pretty much what I expected. I cannot be certain it is from Vanuatu. It could be from many other Islands but it does fit with illustrations in the afore mentioned publication.

25th August 2009, 09:24 PM	#1
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,850	As far as I have found out there is an Eastern Australian and one would assume the same with Australasian Islands too, a Rosewood, but that is just a trade name as scientifically it is not a true rosewood. "fearn" might be able to help as he is a botanist.

25th August 2009, 11:28 PM	#2
fearn Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 1,247	Not touching the ID on this until I get a better idea where it came from. Rosewood is a messy term, and while I agree that it looks "rosewoody," but there are a lot of dark tropical timbers, and I'll need to dig to get a better answer. The smaller a geographical area I have to dig in, the better. Are we saying Vanuatu for certain, or was that a guess? F

26th August 2009, 07:23 AM	#3
Tim Simmons Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: What is still UK Posts: 5,850	Thanks fearn, pretty much what I expected. I cannot be certain it is from Vanuatu. It could be from many other Islands but it does fit with illustrations in the afore mentioned publication.