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Title: Haematoxylon campechianum
Date: 23/01/2019

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Logwood is a small spiny tree, height: 9-15 m, short trunk irregularly fluted and contorted. Discovered by the Spanish and was exported to Europe as an important source for dye: black and purple textile dye from the 16th cent. The generic name of logwood <i>Haematoxylum</i> (often spelled <i>Haematoxylon</i>) means bloodwood, referring to the dark red heartwood. 

Type: tree
Color: purple, red and black
Part: wood
Applications tested: dyed cotton
Mordants: alum, iron, titane