| Dalbergia tonkinensis | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Dalbergia |
| Species: | D. tonkinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Dalbergia tonkinensis Prain | |
Dalbergia tonkinensis (or sua) is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is a small tree, 5–13 metres (16–43 ft) tall, found in Hainan Island of China and Vietnam. It is threatened by habitat loss and overexploitation for timber.
Furniture made from sua wood is particularly prized in China. While commercial sales of sua are banned in Vietnam, private sales and auctions are still permitted. Individual trees have sold for over a million US dollars.
References
- ^ Ban, N.T. (1998). "Dalbergia tonkinensis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T32819A9732061. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32819A9732061.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- Dezhao Chen; Dianxiang Zhang & Kai Larsen. "Dalbergia tonkinensis". Flora of China. Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
- ^ "Endangered Vietnam tree felled for timber". The Australian. Deutsche Presse Agentur. 27 March 2017.
- Van Bien (Dan Viet) (2015). "Why do Chinese people have a mania for with Dan Huynh wood (Sua wood)". Truc Huy Villa. Archived from the original on 12 June 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- "200-year-old sua tree sold for over $1 million". VietNamNet Online Newspaper. 11 April 2017. Archived from the original on 12 June 2017.
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