Flamewood Slabs
The Golden Flamboyant tree lives up to its name several times over. It’s known as one of the showiest trees on the planet, boasting vibrant, bright yellow flowers in summer and smooth, fern-like leaves. On the infamous Hughes Road in Mumbai, the Golden Flamboyant is grown in rows alternately with the Royal Poinciana, which has red flowers and is in bloom at the same time, giving a striking show of color. Golden Flamboyant continues to live up to its name even after it is felled; after all, it’s what’s on the inside that counts! The lumber features a wavy, interlocked grain coupled with an indistinct sapwood. Random bursts of orange color follow the grain pattern. When the trunk is cross-cut, it’s mottled with small pockets of orange. When flat sawn, those orange pockets are elongated and flow with the grain pattern giving the lumber a look of flame in motion. Commonly used for ornamental street-side landscaping, the lumber is not readily available in the international wood market and is rarely used in common construction. It makes beautiful furniture, turned objects, and slab art.
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Copperpod
Peltophorum spp. (pterocarpum, dubium)
Southeast Asia and Australasia