Blackwood may refer to:

Botany

* African blackwood ('' Dalbergia melanoxylon''), a timber tree of Africa * African blackwood (''

Erythrophleum africanum ''Erythrophleum africanum'', the African blackwood, is a legume species in the genus ''Erythrophleum'' found in savannahs of tropical Africa. It produces a gum similar to gum arabic. The larvae of '' Charaxes phaeus'', the demon emperor, and of ...

''), ('' Peltophorum africanum'') also Rhodesian blackwood, trees from Africa * Australian blackwood (''

Senegalia modesta ''Senegalia modesta'' (commonly called phulai in Pakistan, phalāhī ਫਲਾਹੀ پھلاہی (Punjabi) in India) is a species of plant commonly found in Pakistan, India and Afghanistan Afghanistan, officially the Islamic Emirate ...

'' Syn.: ''Acacia modesta''), a tree from India, Pakistan, Nepal and Himalaya * Australian blackwood (''

Diospyros longibracteata ''Diospyros'' is a genus of over 700 species of deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs. The majority are native to the tropics, with only a few species extending into temperate regions. Individual species valued for their hard, heavy, dark tim ...

''), from Laos * Australian or Tasmanian, Paluma blackwood (''

Acacia melanoxylon ''Acacia melanoxylon'', commonly known as the Australian blackwood, is an ''Acacia'' species native in South eastern Australia. The species is also known as Blackwood, hickory, mudgerabah, Tasmanian blackwood, or blackwood acacia. The tree belon ...

''), a tree of eastern Australia * Bombay, Malabar, Nilghiri or (East) Indian blackwood ('' Dalbergia latifolia''), a timber tree of India * Burmese Blackwood (''

Dalbergia cultrata ''Dalbergia'' is a large genus of small to medium-size trees, shrubs and lianas in the pea family, Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. It was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade (or tribe): the Dalbergieae. The g ...

'', '' Dalbergia oliveri''), trees from South China, Southeast Asia * Cape blackwood ('' Diospyros whyteana''), Southern East and South Africa, (''

Maytenus peduncularis ''Maytenus'' ''Sunset Western Garden Book,'' 1995:606–607 is a genus of flowering plants in the family Celastraceae. Members of the genus are distributed throughout Central America, Central and South America, Southeast Asia, Micronesia and Aust ...

''), from South Africa * Chinese blackwood, East African blackwood ('' Dalbergia melanoxylon''), from Africa, India * Indian blackwood ('' Hardwickia binata''), from India * Malabar blackwood (''

Dalbergia sissoides ''Dalbergia'' is a large genus of small to medium-size trees, shrubs and lianas in the pea family, Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. It was recently assigned to the informal monophyletic ''Dalbergia'' clade (or tribe): the Dalbergieae. Th ...

''), from India, Indonesia * ''

Acacia argyrodendron ''Acacia'', commonly known as the wattles or acacias, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa and Australasia. The genus na ...

'', a tree from Australia * ''

Acacia penninervis ''Acacia penninervis'', commonly known as mountain hickory wattle, or blackwood, is a perennial shrub or tree is an ''Acacia'' belonging to subgenus ''Phyllodineae'', that is native to eastern Australia. Description The shrub or tree typically ...

'', a small tree or shrub of Australia * '' Avicennia germinans'', from Middle America to Northern South America, South United States, Africa * '' Diospyros melanoxylon'', from India * ''

Haematoxylum campechianum ''Haematoxylum campechianum'' (blackwood, bloodwood tree, bluewood, campeachy tree, campeachy wood, campeche logwood, campeche wood, Jamaica wood, logwood or logwood tree) is a species of flowering tree in the legume family, Fabaceae, that is na ...

'', from Central America

Entertainment

* '' Blackwood's Magazine'', a British periodical printed between 1817 and 1980 * ''Blackwood'' (1976 film), a 1976 Canadian documentary film * ''Blackwood'' (2013 film) * ''Blackwoods'' (film), a 2002 psychological thriller film * Blackwood convention, a bidding agreement in contract bridge *

The Blackwood Brothers The Blackwood Brothers are an American southern gospel quartet. Pioneers of the Christian music industry, they are 8-time Grammy Award winners in addition to winning 7 Gospel Music Association Dove Awards. They are also members of the Memphis M ...

, a southern gospel music quartet * ''

The Ghost of Blackwood Hall ''The Ghost of Blackwood Hall'' is the twenty-fifth volume in the Nancy Drew Mystery Stories series. It was first published in 1948 under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene.

'', one of the Nancy Drew series

Places

Blackwood, Georgia Blackwood (also called Blackwood Springs) is an unincorporated community in Gordon County, in the U.S. state of Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a ...

Blackwood, New Jersey Blackwood is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Gloucester Township, in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

Blackwood, North Carolina Blackwood is an unincorporated community in Orange County, North Carolina, United States. It is located on North Carolina Highway 86, north of Eubanks, and is next to a train line running from Hillsborough to Carrboro Carrboro is a town in Oran ...

Blackwood, Virginia Blackwood is an unincorporated community and coal town located in Wise County, Virginia, United States. The community is encountered along US Route 23 Business Route between Big Stone Gap and Norton Norton may refer to: Places Norton, meaning ' ...

* Blackwood, Caerphilly, Wales *

Blackwood, Cumbernauld Blackwood is an area in Cumbernauld, a town in North Lanarkshire, Scotland. Construction began during the 1990s. It is located north of Westfield Road, Cumbernauld, towards Kirkintilloch. In a survey in 2000, it was the largest new settlement i ...

, North Lanarkshire, Scotland *

Blackwood, South Lanarkshire Blackwood is a village which borders Kirkmuirhill, near Lanark in the central belt of Scotland. It has a few small shops, a Roman Catholic church and a couple of primary schools. Location Blackwood sits adjacent to the M74 motorway - Scotland' ...

, Scotland *

Blackwood, South Australia Blackwood is a south eastern suburb located in the foothills of Adelaide, South Australia. It is part of the local government area of the City of Mitcham. History The name "Blackwood" most likely comes from either the Acacia melanoxylon, also k ...

, suburb of Adelaide, Australia *

Blackwood, Victoria Blackwood is a rural village in Victoria, Australia. The township is located on the Lerderderg River, 89 kilometres north-west of the state capital, Melbourne, within the Wombat State Forest. Blackwood is in the Shire of Moorabool local governm ...

, Australia

Other

Blackwood (surname) Blackwood is a locational surname of Scottish origin meaning "black wood". Spelling variations include: Blackwood, Blackwode, Blakewood, Blaikwood, Blacud and many more. First found in Ayrshire, but one of the first recorded to the family name ...

, a Scottish surname * Blackwood (publishing house) * Blackwood (whisky distillery) *

Blackwood National Park Blackwood is a national park in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. Geography The park is west of Mount Coolon in North Queensland, 924 km northwest of Brisbane. It is named after the Australian Blackwood tree species. ...

, in Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia *

Blackwood River The Blackwood River is a major river and catchment in the South West of Western Australia. Course The river begins at the junction of Arthur River and Balgarup River near Quelarup and travels in a south westerly direction through the tow ...

, in Western Australia * ''Blackwood''-class frigate, named after Captain Henry Blackwood * HMS ''Blackwood'', named after Captain Henry Blackwood * Lincoln Blackwood, an American luxury pickup truck manufactured by Lincoln

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