COMMON NAMES:   Tulipwood, Brazilian tulipwood, pinkwood, bois de rose, pau rosa, jacaranda rosa

SPECIFIC GRAVITY:   .88

DENSITY:  56 - 69 lbs./cu.ft.

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VOLUMETRIC SHRINKAGE:

DURABILITY1:   Poor

SOURCE:  Brazil, tropical South America

DESCRIPTION:   A compact hardwood which splinters. Timber used for decorative purposes. Heartwood is pink-yellow in color with a design of deeper reds and violet. Grain is often irregular. Fragrant. Fine texture. Extremely hard to work and causes severe blunting of cutting edges. Pre-boring necessary. Glues well, and excellent to polish. Used for fancy woodware, caskets, jewelry boxes, turnery, marquetry and inlays, marimba keys.

1 Durability refers to a wood's resistance to rotting in wet environments.