Canarywood

Centrolobium spp.

Known by many names; Amarillo guayaquil (Panama, Ecuador), Guayacan hobo, Balaustre (Colombia, Venezuela), Ararauba, Ararauva (Brazil), Morosimo (Paraguay) this incredible tree hails from South America.  Just like its many names this wood has a variety of appearances as well.  The Heartwood can be yellow or orange, typically variegated, sometimes even  "rainbow hued," usually changing to red or brown; The heartwood is rather sharply demarcated from the yellowish sapwood.  Which all tends to darken with age.  The wood grain can be straight or wild and irregular.  A medium-sized to large well-formed tree; generally up to 100' high with diameters of 30" to 50" yet commonly growing onlt to heights of 40 ft and diameters to 16 in. Narrow buttresses to heights of 3 ft in some species.  It sports large leaves blooming in yellow or purple panicles.  It fruits a large pod having 1 to 3 seeds looking similar to a chestnut bur sporting wings like a gigantic maple seed.
Aside from use in boatbuilding and fine wood working Canarywood is said to have good acoustic properties, and is sometimes used for speaker enclosures and entertainment system cabinets.

This wood species is not listed in the CITES Appendices or on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Janka Hardness: 1,520 lbf