原生於非洲與西印度熱帶稀樹乾草原地區的小型喬木物種；自古埃及時期以來便是極具價值的木材，但並非真正的黑檀木。

黑檀(黃檀屬物種)　(P,,U,繁體中文-偏好,D,U,U)
he t'an (P,,U,韋氏拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
hēi tán (P,,U,漢語拼音-偏好,UF,U,U)
hei tan (P,,U,漢語拼音(無聲調)-偏好,UF,U,U)
Dalbergia melanoxylon(species)　(P,,U,英文-偏好,D,U,N)
Dalbergia melanoxylon(species)　(P,,U,拉丁語-偏好,D,U,U)
African blackwood(species)　(,U,英文-非偏好,AD,U,N)
African black-wood(species)　(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
mpingo(species)　(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
Egyptian ebony(species)　(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
African ironwood(species)　(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
Senegal ebony(species)　(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,N)
Mozambique ebony(species)　(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,U)
congo-wood(species)　(,U,英文-非偏好,UF,U,N)
pau preto(species)　(,U,Portuguese-非偏好,AD,U,U)
palo de rosa africano(species)　(,U,西班牙語-非偏好,AD,U,U)
hbny(species)　(,U,Ancient Egyptian-非偏好,UF,U,U)

藝術與建築詞典根目錄
....代理者層面
........活體有機體
............真核生物 (域)
................植物界 (界)
....................被子植物門 (門)
........................木蘭綱 (綱)
............................豆目 (目)
................................豆科 (科)
....................................黃檀屬 (屬)
........................................黑檀 (黃檀屬物種)

source plant or animal for....

非洲黑檀(木材)

英文....	Species of small tree native to the dry savanna woodlands of Africa and western India; valued as timber since ancient Egyptian times. Not a true ebony.

黑檀(黃檀屬物種)............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	國家教育研究院－雙語詞彙、學術名詞暨辭書資訊網 May 5, 2015
Dalbergia melanoxylon(species)............	[VP]
.................	Howard, Timbers (1948) 83
.................	MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online (2005-)
.................	NCBI Taxonomy Browser (2008-)
.................	Smithsonian Collections Search Center (2009-)
.................	Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
African blackwood(species)............	[VP]
.................	Howard, Timbers (1948) 83
.................	National Museum of American Art, Media Thesaurus (1980s)
.................	Haughton-Sheppard, African Blackwood, Commonwealth Forestry Review (1958) 327
.................	Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
African black-wood(species)............	[VP]
.................	Oxford English Dictionary Online (2002-)
mpingo(species)............	[VP]
.................	Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Egyptian ebony(species)............	[VP]
.................	MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online (2005-)
African ironwood(species)............	[VP]
.................	MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online (2005-)
Senegal ebony(species)............	[VP]
.................	Howard, Timbers (1948) 83
Mozambique ebony(species)............	[VP]
.................	MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online (2005-)
congo-wood(species)............	[VP]
.................	Howard, Timbers (1948) 83
pau preto(species)............	[VP]
.................	MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online (2005-)
palo de rosa africano(species)............	[VP]
.................	Rodríguez Bernis, Diccionario de Mobiliario (2006) 259
hbny(species)............	[VP]
.................	MFA Conservation and Art Material Encyclopedia Online (2005-)
Subject:............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	Wiselius, Houtvademecum (1990)

Getty AAT: 300375329 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300375329
聯合目錄： 黑檀 、he t'an 、hēi tán 、hei tan 、Dalbergia melanoxylon 、African blackwood 、African black-wood 、mpingo 、Egyptian ebony 、African ironwood 、Senegal ebony 、Mozambique ebony 、congo-wood 、Dalbergia melanoxylon 、pau preto 、palo de rosa africano 、hbny