IMBUIA - (Ocotea porosa) also known as Imbuya, Embuya, and variant spellings and Brazilian Walnut, it grows in Southern Brazil
The heartwood is yellow-olive to chocolate brown, sometimes gray-brown, with variegated streaks and stripes. Grain pattern varies widely, with many different figures occurring in individual boards. It is hard and moderately heavy (about 42 pounds per cubic foot). Heartwood is durable. Emits a spicy, resinous scent and taste.
Used for high grade furniture, cabinetry, joinery, paneling, flooring, gun stocks, musical instruments.
The heartwood is yellow-olive to chocolate brown, sometimes gray-brown, with variegated streaks and stripes. Grain pattern varies widely, with many different figures occurring in individual boards. It is hard and moderately heavy (about 42 pounds per cubic foot). Heartwood is durable. Emits a spicy, resinous scent and taste.
Used for high grade furniture, cabinetry, joinery, paneling, flooring, gun stocks, musical instruments.