 Woods used for woodwind instruments include African blackwood, ("Dalbergia melanoxylon"), also known as grenadilla wood, used in modern clarinets and oboes.Bassoons are usually made of maple, especially "Acer platanoides".Wooden flutes, recorders, and baroque and classical period instruments may be made of various hardwoods, such as pear wood ("Pyrus" species), boxwood ("Buxus" species), or ebony ("Diospyros" species).