Is the big fruit rosewood in Laos mahogany?

Yes, rosewood, commonly known as Burmese rosewood, is mainly distributed in Indochina Peninsula (Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, western Malaysia and Singapore). Large-fruit rosewood is hard and heavy, with high density. Its heartwood is generally orange-red, brick-red, purple-red, yellow or light yellow, and often has the characteristics of dark stripes. Large-fruit rosewood, commonly known as Burmese rosewood, belongs to the national standard of mahogany (GB/T 18 107-2000) and belongs to eight categories of rosewood in China. There are seven kinds of rosewood in the national standard of mahogany, namely Vietnamese rosewood, Andaman rosewood, hedgehog rosewood, Indian rosewood, purse rosewood, bird's foot rosewood and big fruit rosewood. The main producing area of Daluo rosewood is Indochina Peninsula, which is located in tropical areas of Southeast Asia such as Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam.