Bloodwood

(Brosimum paraense)

South America

The growth range of the species is reported to include French Guiana, Brazil, Peru, Panama, Venezuela, West and Central Africa.

Bloodwood is sometimes referred to as cardinal wood, for its obvious beautiful deep rose color. It is also referred to as Muirapiranga, Satine Rubane.

The heartwood of this exotic and imported hardwood has various shades of rich, lustrous gray-red to deep red with golden luster and variegated yellow and red stripes. The sapwood is yellowish-white and sharply demarcated from the heartwood. Texture is fine to coarse and the grain is straight.