Dalbergia boniana, many people get crazy about it. Some become millionaires but some fall sick for dalbergia boniana and the fever Dalbergia boniana continues...
Dalbergia boniana, many people get crazy about it. Some become millionaires but some fall sick for dalbergia boniana and the fever Dalbergia boniana continues.
Amazing story about Dalbergia boniana
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| Furniture made of Dalbergia boniana in a house in Van Luong, Van Ninh District. |
Long, an owner of a big wood depot in Nha Trang City recalled, “More than 10 years ago, 1m3 of Dalbergia boniana cost about 20 million VND, equal to barian kingwood or Baria dalbergia. Now, the price climbs up to 700 million VND or even higher in the northern region. The fever for dalbergia boniana started in 2005 and reached the highest pitch in mid-2006 when a large number of wood traders from China, Korea and some rich people in Hanoi searched for dalbergia boniana in central provinces and Highlands.
The scientific name is Dalbergia bouruana gagu. It is fabaceous. Many species of Dalbergia are important timber trees, valued for their decorative and often fragrant wood and rich in aromatic oils. The most famous of these are the rosewoods, so-named because of the smell, but several other valuable woods are yielded by the genus. It is mostly distributed in central region and highlands. For the great value, it is banned from exploitation for trade.
Interiors in imperial palaces used to be made of Dalbergia boniana as it is a valuable flavoring and drug. In recent years, rich people in China have used Dalbergia boniana to make coffins or embalm bodies like kings in the past. In addition, linked to Buddhism’s stories, dalbergia boniana is used to make strings of beads worth some millions of USD.
Excessive hunt and extermination
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| Fake wood were confiscated by forest warden. |
For its great values, Dalbergia boniana has been driven to the brink of extinction, mainly because of hunters. While they should be protected, excessive hunting leads to extermination. Furniture of Dalbergia boniana was sold out.
Van Ninh, cradle of dalbergia boniana
Dalbergia boniana is found on Hon Chao Mount, Van Luong Commune, Van Ninh District. The name dalbergia boniana is familiar with people in Khanh Hoa Province.
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| Hon Chao, cradle of Dalbergia boniana. |
Old people in Van Luong Commune said Dalbergia boniana used to grow close together on Hon Chao Mount, some have a diameter of 1m. However, dalbergia boniana barian kingwood.
Some houses in van Luong commune are made of dalbergia boniana as it is light and termite-resistant. Many people in Nha Trang City made furniture of dalbergia boniana. Mr. Long, a carpenter said some families in front of the Xom Moi Market still keep their sets of beds, desks, cabinets…of dalbergia boniana that are worth 1 billion VND.
Le Van Quang, head of Van Luong Collective 2 said, “Dalbergia boniana is widely used here. My house has doors and a plank bed made of Dalbergia boniana, 6cm thick and 2.2m long. A businessperson wanted to buy the bed for 300 million VND but he did not agree. The recent heavy exploitation of the beautiful timber has led to considerable population declines. All things of Dalbergia boniana were sold out. Dalbergia boniana trees seem to disappear from the Hon Chao Mount. However, forest warden or authorities have had no methods no deal with the destruction. Local leaders said, though it becomes an alarming matter but the settlement of the situation is beyond their ability. If nothing is done about it right now, Dalbergia boniana will be soon destroyed, even faster than aquilaria trees leading to rapid exhaustion of Dalbergia boniana.
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