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Botany

* African blackwood (''
Dalbergia melanoxylon ''Dalbergia melanoxylon'' (African blackwood, grenadilla, or mpingo) is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to seasonally dry regions of Africa from Senegal east to Eritrea and south to the north-eastern parts of South Africa. Th ...
''), a timber tree of Africa * African blackwood ('' Erythrophleum africanum''), (''
Peltophorum africanum __NOTOC__ ''Peltophorum africanum'', the weeping wattle, is a semi-deciduous to deciduous flowering tree In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the ...
'') also Rhodesian blackwood, trees from Africa * Australian blackwood ('' Senegalia modesta'' Syn.: ''Acacia modesta''), a tree from India, Pakistan, Nepal and Himalaya * Australian blackwood ('' Diospyros longibracteata''), from Laos * Australian or Tasmanian, Paluma blackwood ('' Acacia melanoxylon''), a tree of eastern Australia * Bombay, Malabar, Nilghiri or (East) Indian blackwood (''
Dalbergia latifolia ''Dalbergia latifolia'' (synonym ''Dalbergia emarginata'') is a premier timber species, also known as the Indian rosewood ( Tamil / தமிழ்: Eetti / ஈட்டி). It is native to low-elevation tropical monsoon forests of south east ...
''), a timber tree of India * Burmese Blackwood ('' Dalbergia cultrata'', ''
Dalbergia oliveri ''Dalbergia oliveri'' is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae which grows in tree form to 15 – 30 meters in height (up to 100 ft.). The fruit is a green pod containing one to two seeds which turn brown to black when ripe. It is thre ...
''), trees from South China, Southeast Asia * Cape blackwood (''
Diospyros whyteana ''Diospyros whyteana'' (also known as the bladdernut, swartbas, wild coffee or umTenatane) is a small African tree of the ebony family. Bearing dark green, strikingly glossy leaves and creamy fragrant flowers, it is increasingly cultivated in Sou ...
''), Southern East and South Africa, ('' Maytenus peduncularis''), from South Africa * Chinese blackwood, East African blackwood (''
Dalbergia melanoxylon ''Dalbergia melanoxylon'' (African blackwood, grenadilla, or mpingo) is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to seasonally dry regions of Africa from Senegal east to Eritrea and south to the north-eastern parts of South Africa. Th ...
''), from Africa, India * Indian blackwood (''
Hardwickia binata ''Hardwickia'' is a monotypic genus of flowering plant in the subfamily Detarioideae of the legumes. The only species is the Anjan, ''Hardwickia binata'', a tree which is native to India, and which grows to height of 25-30 meters. This plant gen ...
''), from India * Malabar blackwood ('' Dalbergia sissoides''), from India, Indonesia * '' Acacia argyrodendron'', a tree from Australia * '' Acacia penninervis'', a small tree or shrub of Australia * ''
Avicennia germinans ''Avicennia germinans'', the black mangrove, is a shrub or small tree growing up to 12 meters (39 feet) in the acanthus family, Acanthaceae. It grows in tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas, on both the Atlantic and Pacific Coasts, ...
'', from Middle America to Northern South America, South United States, Africa * ''
Diospyros melanoxylon ''Diospyros melanoxylon'', the Coromandel ebony or East Indian ebony, is a species of flowering tree in the family Ebenaceae native to India and Sri Lanka; it has a hard, dry bark. Its common name derives from Coromandel, the coast of southeas ...
'', 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 ...
'', from Central America


Entertainment

* ''
Blackwood's Magazine ''Blackwood's Magazine'' was a British magazine and miscellany printed between 1817 and 1980. It was founded by the publisher William Blackwood and was originally called the ''Edinburgh Monthly Magazine''. The first number appeared in April 1817 ...
'', 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 In the partnership card game contract bridge, the Blackwood convention is a bidding convention developed by Easley Blackwood in 1933 and still widely used in the modern game. Its purpose is to enable the partnership to explore its possession of ac ...
, 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 ...
, 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

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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, 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 O ...
*
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 Blackwood ( cy, Coed Duon) is a town, community and an electoral ward on the Sirhowy River in the South Wales Valleys administered as part of Caerphilly County Borough. It is located within the historic county of Monmouthshire. The town hou ...
, 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 ...
, North Lanarkshire, Scotland * Blackwood, South Lanarkshire, Scotland * Blackwood, South Australia, suburb of Adelaide, Australia * Blackwood, Victoria, Australia


Other

* Blackwood (surname), a Scottish surname *
Blackwood (publishing house) William Blackwood and Sons was a Scottish publishing house and printer founded by William Blackwood in 1804. It played a key role in literary history, publishing many important authors, for example John Buchan, George Tomkyns Chesney, Joseph Co ...
* Blackwood (whisky distillery) * Blackwood National Park, in Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia * Blackwood River, in Western Australia * ''Blackwood''-class frigate, named after Captain Henry Blackwood * HMS ''Blackwood'', named after Captain Henry Blackwood *
Lincoln Blackwood The Lincoln Blackwood is a luxury pickup truck that was marketed by the Lincoln division of Ford Motor Company for the 2002 model year. The first pickup truck marketed by Lincoln, the Blackwood was derived from the Ford F-150 SuperCrew and the Li ...
, an American luxury pickup truck manufactured by Lincoln


See also

* Black wood of grapevine, a bacterial disease {{disambiguation, geo, plants