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ACCESSION NO: KFRIw 172
- Scientific Name: Krugiodendron ferreum (Vahl) Urb.
- Family: Rhamnaceae
- Common Name: Black ironwood, Leadwood
- പൊതുവായ പേരുകള്: ലീഡ് വുഡ്
- Native: Mexico to Venezuela, Florida to Caribbean
- Specimen from:
- Region: Australia
- General Characteristics: It is typically a small tree 3 to 5 m tall in coastal areas, with a slender trunk up to 15 cm in diameter. Leaves are oval, Flowers are small, greenish-yellow.
- Wood Anatomy: The wood is one of the hardest and heaviest known.
- Taxon identifiers: