When Portuguese explorers found Paubrasilia on the coast of South America, they recognised it as a relative of an Asian species of sappanwood already used in Europe for producing red dye. The Portuguese named these trees pau-brasil, the term pau meaning wood, and brasil meaning reddish/ember-like.

They named the tree pau brasil (the term pau meaning wood, and brasil meaning red or ember-like). Such a vigorous trade resulted from this wood that early sailors and merchants referred to the land itself as Terra do Brasil, or ‘Land of Brazil,’ and the name stuck.

The Pau-Brasil (Redwood) is a tree of noble wood, dense canopy with bright green leaves and fragrant flowers whose size and beauty give it a great landscape vocation. Height 8 to 12 meters

Feb 8, 2016 · Specifically, for Pau Brasil, the area of the wood where the grain is less dense and ranges in color from an orange to a dark wine is called the heartwood. The outer, and lighter wood surrounding the heartwood is call the sapwood. To your …

Brazilwood or Pau-Brasil, sometimes known as Pernambuco wood (Caesalpina echinata) is a Brazilian tree. It has a dense, orange-red wood (which takes a high shine), and it is the most frequently used wood for making bows for string instruments from the violin family.

Dec 11, 2023 · Paubrasilia echinata is a species of flowering plant in the legume family (the same family of our known and loved beans, peas and lentils), that is endemic to the Atlantic Forest of Brazil. It is commonly known as pernambuco wood or brazilwood and it is considered a national symbol in Brazil.

Brazilwood, or pau brasil in Portuguese, is how Brazil got its name. Learn its history and how this tree is used today by the music industry.

Paubrasilia echinata is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae, and is endemic to the Atlantic Forest. It is a Brazilian timber tree commonly known as Pernambuco wood or brazilwood (Portuguese: pau-de-pernambuco, pau-brasil; Tupi Ibirapitanga) and is …

Pau Brasil, Caesalpinia echinata, is a slow-growing small tree up to 12 m high found in South America. It has a large rounded crown and the branches, leaves, and fruits are thorned. When fully established, it is drought-tolerant. Bark is powdered and used as treatment for diarrhoea in …

When the Portuguese saw the blood-red inside of these trees, which grow in abundance along Brazil’s Atlantic coast, they called them pau-brasil, pau being Portuguese for “wood” and brasil a derivative of brasa, or “ember.”