DESCRIPTION: The wood is a reddish brown in color with dark brown streaks. Texture is medium, heavy & finishes with a high natural polish; similar to Rosewood. Grain is irregular & interlocked with alternating layers of hard & soft wood. Weight is 59lbs per cu. ft. Sometimes known as Tigerwood. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: South America (Brazil) BOTANICAL NAME: Astronium Fraxinifolium or Astronium Lecointei JANKA HARDNESS: 1850