Its heartwood is uniform jet-black or black brown with sapwood yellow to grayish in color. A fine-textured, hard and heavy wood with straight to irregular grain, sometimes with ribbon figure. Kingwood From South America. The color is characterized by fine stripes of alternating, concentric layers of violet-brown and black to blackish violet. Koa From Hawaii.
Grain is wavy and striped.
Color is light to dark brown with distinctive golden luster. Moradillo From South America. Texture is fine to course with straight to irregular grain. Heartwood is brown to a dark violet-brown and is often streaked. Padauk From Africa.