Greenheart was used to make the acclaimed Hardy's Greenheart fly fishing rods, by Hardy Brothers of Alnwick.
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On the Janka Scale of Hardness, which measures hardness of woods, lignum vitae ranks highest of the trade woods, with a Janka hardness of 4500 lbf (compared with African Blackwood at 2940 lbf, Hickory at 1820 lbf, red oak at 1290 lbf, Yellow Pine at 690 lbf, and Balsa at 325 lbf).
Lignum vitae, heartwood of tree species of the genus Guaiacum, native to subtropical and tropical regions of the Americas
Humanae Vitae | Curriculum vitae | Aqua vitae | Lignum vitae | Lignum nephriticum | curriculum vitae | Artist's representation of distillation apparatus for aqua vitae, from ''Liber de arte Distillandi'', by Hieronymus Brunschwig | Arbor Vitae |
Like other members of its genus, the international trade of Texas Lignum-vitae is restricted by CITES Appendix II.
Guaiacum sanctum, commonly known as Holywood or Holywood Lignum-vitae
Its vegetation includes Calandrinia galapagosa, Lecocarpus darwinii, trees such as Lignum vitae, Matazarna.