Question

The black wood tree in India is
A. Acacia nilotica
B. Dalbergia sisson
C. Dalbergia latifolia
D. Mangifera indica

Answer 1

Hint: The Indian blackwood tree is a species of timber is native to low-elevation tropical forests of southeast India but can be found in several geographical locations within India.

Complete answer:
Dalbergia latifolia is a type of premier timber species, also known as the Indian blackwood tree. Other common names include Indian rosewood, Bombay blackwood, East Indian rosewood, reddish-brown rosewood. In India, it is referred to as the beetle and satisal. This species is an evergreen tree that grows up to 40 meters in height.

The tree produces a hard and durable wood that is resistant to rot and insects, primarily mites. This tree species is grown as a plantation wood in certain states of India and even in the Javan islands as dense, single-species groves. The timber from the tree is used in premium furniture making and cabinetry, guitar bodies, boats, skis, etc. The tree has grey colored bark that peels as long fiber-like structures. The leaves of the tree are, pinnately compound which produce bunches of small white flowers. This species of tree grows as both an evergreen and a deciduous tree in the deciduous monsoon forests of India making the tree very drought hardy.

Therefore, the correct option is C.

Note: The Acacia nilotica is the scientific name for the gum arabic tree which is also known as the babul, thorn mimosa, and thorny acacia. It is a flowering tree belonging to the Fabaceae family. It is native to Africa, the Middle East, and the Indian subcontinent.
Dalbergia sissoo, known commonly as North Indian rosewood, is a fast-growing, hardy deciduous rosewood tree native to the Indian subcontinent and southern Iran. D. sissoo is a large, crooked tree with long, leathery leaves and whitish or pink flowers.