Brazilian Brown Ebony
Family: Fabaceae - Order: Fabales -
Class: Magnoliopsida
Scientific name: Swartzia leiocalycina
/ S. benthamiana
Trade name: Brazilian Brown Ebony / Coração de Negro
Also known as Guyana Rosewood;
Wamara; Bois Perdrix; Carrapatinho; Gombeira; Coração De Negro Ironwood
Origin: Brazilian Amazonia and
South América
Instrumental
uses:
Guitar back and sides, Fingerboards, head plates and bridges.
Tonal properties:
Similar to lapacho/Ipe. Very responsive, big sound projection
with the high frequencies more detailed. Excellent results on steel string
guitars.
Can be difficult to work, it bends well with some attention expended but
finishes lustrous very well.
Very dense exotic wood with average dried weight 67 lbs/ft3 (1,080
kg/m3)
Grows in primary forests on well drained areas.
Trees of 20 to 25 m tall, up to 30 m, with 50 to 60 cm in diameter. The
boles are straight and cylindrical, with average lengths of 15 m. Tall
buttresses are present.
The direction of the grain is straight or slightly
interlocked.
The color of the heartwood is usually purplish dark
maroon to purplish black with lighter fine streaks.
CITES status is unrestricted. Not reported on the IUCN Red List.
