Dalbergia maritima is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is a tree endemic to eastern Madagascar. It grows in lowland coastal evergreen rain forest. It is threatened by timber over-harvesting habitat loss from forest clearance and mining, and the IUCN Red List assesses the species as Endangered.
It is a rosewood, and its wood is often referred to as Bois de Rose.
Two subspecies are accepted: Dalbergia maritima subsp. maritima Dalbergia maritima subsp. pubescens
Similar species Dalbergia occulta, also found only in Madagascar, and similarly threatened.
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