Lacewood (Roupala brasiliensis)

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Lacewood Characteristics

May also be called Silky Oak by mistake. While the grain structure is straight, the wood exhibits lace-like figure produced from medullary rays that bisect the rings of annual growth. Machining characteristics are fair since the wood is only moderately hard and the textur

Color Range

Heartwood is pink to reddish-orange-brown.

Other Names

South American Lacewood

Some Typical Uses

Furniture, gunstocks, decorative veneers, musical instruments, jewelry boxes, cabinetry, interior woodwork.

What's the Tree Like?

Typically tall and straight, up to 120 feet, and with diameters as large as 48''.

Lacewood grows in

South America