Wood species / trade name: Pao rosa / Pao Rosa, snake bean, white ironwood, kasanda
Botanical name: Swartzia fistuloides
Pao rosa
Character / Color
The tree grows in Southeast Africa, especially Mozambique and grows to a height of 30m with a diameter of up to 1m. The sapwood is yellowish-white. The wood is vividly striped, pink, reddish brown with shimmering yellow. It has an intense rosewood-like grain.
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