Medium to coarse texture, straight grained. A medium to hard wood with tight, fairly straight grain with moderate to coarse texture. Bright purple color. From Central and South America. A hard dense wood with pronounced stripes of violet, salmon and rose.
Grain is interlocked and irregular with a medium to fine texture.
Found in Brazil. A heavy dense wood with straight grain with a coarse texture. Dark brown color with black veins and streaks of light brown lines. Found in Cameroon, Gabon and Congo. A medium to heavy hardwood with coarse to very coarse grain texture.