Later, cocus or cocuswood (Brya ebenus), a heavy hardwood from the West Indies, became a favorite, but there are others, such as African blackwood, a species of Dalbergia melanoxylon
ولاحقا ،‏ صار يُفضَّل استعمال خشب الابنوس ،‏ وهو خشب صلب من جزر الهند الغربية .‏