Caesalpinia sappan

Caesalpinia sappan L. is a dye plant.

Colors
It yields a brown and purple colour.

Parts used
You can use the heartwood and larger branches to dye.

Synonyms
Local names is sappanwood in english; in chinese this tree is called 苏木/蘇木 [sū mù], also in some books is recorded as 蘇方/蘇枋 [su fang] and 蘇方木/蘇枋木 [su fang mu].