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Burma padauk

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Noun1.Burma padauk - tree of India and Burma yielding a wood resembling mahogany
Burmese rosewood, Pterocarpus macrocarpus
genus Pterocarpus, Pterocarpus - genus of tropical trees or climbers having usually broadly winged pods
tree - a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
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It is also called Angola padauk and brown African padauk, most likely because closely related species include African padauk (Pterocarpus soyauxii), Andaman padauk (Pterocarpus dalbergiodes) and Burma padauk (Pterocarpus macrocarpus).
Muninga yields great wood for carving, turnery and furniture. (Wood ... by Kaiser, Jo-Ann / Wood & Wood Products
The color varies log by log, but Burma padauk is generally more orange in color and African and Andaman padauk generally have more vibrant red orange colors.
Padauk: a wood by any other name... by Kaiser, Jo-Ann / Wood & Wood Products
 
 
 
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