![Granadillo lumber wood, Platymiscium spp lumber for woodworking](graphics/category_species/granadillo.jpg)
Granadillo // Platymiscium spp
Granadillo will enchant your creativity with its bold purplish color and beautiful rosewood-like patterns. It's a hard wood that will take an ultra-fine polish and will steal the show in your decorative projects.![color of Granadillo](graphics/icons/CTGY/ColorPalette.png)
Color Range
Dark brown to red to orange to purple![other names for Granadillo](graphics/icons/CTGY/Log.png)
Other Names
Coyote, Cocobolo, Granadillo, Guayacan trebol, Jacaranda do brejo, Koenatepi, Macacauba, Macawood, Trebal, Trebol![uses for Granadillo](graphics/icons/CTGY/HandPlane.png)
Some Typical Uses
Pool cues, musical instruments, inlay, turnings, veneer![the Granadillo tree](graphics/icons/CTGY/Tree.png)
What's the Tree Like?
These trees are reported to reach heights of 80 feet with trunk diameters of 29-42". The buttressed trees develop straight and well-formed boles, that are often clear to 60 feet.Granadillo grows in Latin America
![map of where Granadillo grows](graphics/maps/central_america.png)