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Hymenolobium petraeum
Angelim Pedra is a dense and durable Brazilian hardwood prized for its attractive colour, strength, and weather resistance.
The heartwood ranges from orange-yellow brown to reddish brown, often with darker... Read more
Ochroma pyramidales
Balsa is famous for its wide usage in woodworking, due to its softness and its high strength compared to its low density. The name Balsa is the Spanish word for... Read more
Dicorynia guianensis, Dicorynia paraensis
The wood is dimensionally stable and has a nice, warm, reddish-brown color. With its texture and pleasant color, Basralocus has a pleasing combination of appearance and natural durability not often... Read more
Qualea rosea, Qualea spp., Ruizterania spp
Berg Gronfolo is pinkish brown to red-brown, sometimes olive-brown. Products Available: Logs, sawn timber. Applications: Flooring, interior and exterior joinery, exterior paneling, sliced veneer, molding, boxes, and crates, glued laminated,... Read more
Dipteryx odorata
Buchenaviatetraphylla, Burchenaviaspp., Terminaliaspp.
Also known as Nargusta, Mirindiba, or Granadillo. This timber is light yellow to yellow brown, sometimes with reddish veins.
Hymenaea courbaril
Heartwood varies from a light orangish brown to a darker reddish brown, sometimes with contrasting darker grayish brown streaks. Color tends darken upon exposure to light. Jatoba, is an extremely... Read more
Lonchocarpus castilloi
Manilkara huberi, Manilkara bidentata, Manilkara spp
The wood is dark red brown with purplish shades.
Products Available: Logs, sawn timber, semi or finished product.
Applications: Stakes, Stringed instruments (bow), Hydraulic works (fresh water), Sleepers, Sliced veneer,... Read more
Due to its beautiful graining and varied appearance, Cumaru, pronounced /Koo'-mah-Roo/, is often referred to as "Brazilian Teak". is world-renowned for its superior characteristics and properties. Cumaru is one of... Read more
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Apuleia leiocarpa
Garapa is sometimes known as "Brazilian Ash" or a "Brazilian Hardwood", a beautiful hardwood that has a golden to yellowish brown color that darkens with age. The wood appears to... Read more
Handroanthusspp., Tabebuiaspp (synonymous)
Heartwood can vary in color from reddish brown to a more yellowish olive brown or darker blackish brown; sometimes with contrasting darker brown/black stripes. Much of what I have seen... Read more
The heartwood ranges from cream-brown to dark reddish-brown. The heartwood often has thin stripes of lighter color. Its texture is moderately coarse with a low to medium luster and a... Read more
Tectona grandis
“Among timbers, teak holds a place which diamonds maintain among precious stones and gold among metals.”
Dietrich Brandis, Inspector General of Forests, India, c. 1855
The distinct, unbroken golden hues... Read more
