Cabreuva

Scientific name: Myroxylon balsamum

This species grows in a wide range from southern Mexico southward through Central American and continuing to Argentina. It’s an extremely popular wood in the flooring world. Heartwood reddish brown becoming deep red or somewhat purplish upon exposure; fairly uniform to striped; sharply demarcated from the white sapwood; it has a pleasant spicy scent. The tree is well known for its yield of balsam used in perfumes, harvested mainly in El Salvador. Considered a strong, anti-fungal wood with an approx. density of 58 lb/ft³.