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CABBAGE BARK
a British Guianan trade name that can refer to several coarse woods in the family Leguminosae. Usually Lonchocarpus castilloi but can also be Andira spp., Hymenolobium spp.

My thanks to Paul van Rijckevorsel for this summary

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planks


listed as "black" cabbage bark plank


flooring --- I'm sure this has some kind of finishing agent on it that has enriched the color of the wood