Wamara,Wamara, Guyana Rosewood. Swartzia spp. (S. benthamiana, S. leiocalycina)

Interior and exterior

Possesses high strength and very good durability. It is an excellent structural timber suitable for heavy outdoor construction work such as bridges, docks work and park benches. As flooring, it has high wearing qualities and is suitable for most conditions of traffic. Has been used successfully in chemical plants for vats, filter press plates and frames. Also used for making billiard cue butts, tool handles, interior and exterior joinery and ship-building. A valuable wood for its attractive appearance and its strength.

Purple Heart, Amaranth.Peltogyne spp.

Interior and exterior

Suitable for interior decorative work and fittings. Can be used for cabinetwork, furniture making, flooring and panelling. Very suitable for inlay work and turnery.

Jatoba, Brazilian Cherry,Locust,Hymenaea courbaril

Interior and exterior

A wood of decorative appearance suitable for use in the manufacture of high grade furniture, cabinet work, decorative joinery and veneer. Also used for shipbuilding, general construction, and the making of tool handles and croquet mallets.

Bulletwood, Massaranduba.Manilkara bidentata

Interior and exterior

Heavy construction (within its natural range), decking, flooring, boatbuilding, bent parts, and turned objects.

Green Heart, Chlorocardium rodiei (syn. Ocotea rodiei)

Interior and exterior

A very heavy, hard timber, suitable for use under exacting conditions. Outstanding in most of its strength properties and of very high durability with excellent resistant to attack by marine borers. Available in very large sizes and long length, and is suitable for piling, piers, lock gates, dock and harbor works. Useful for pier decking and hand rails, flooring and in the engineering industry as bearers for engines. Gives good service in chemical plants for vats, filter press plates and frames. Suitable for joinery in both exterior and interior situations, and used also for fishing rods and as centre laminar for longbows and general construction.

Mora, Mora excelsa, M. gonggrijpii.

Interior and exterior

Best suited for heavy construction work, jetties and foreshore work. Particularly suitable for sleepers, wagon bottoms, and for both traditional and mosaic flooring and ship-building.