| Trade Names: | Cerejeira, Tiger Cerejiera. |
| Origin: | South America. |
| Range: | Limited to Argentine and Brazil, particularly in the Amazon basin. |
| Uses: | Used for furniture and paneling but more popular in the USA than in Europe. Valuable in it’s crotch form for veneered furniture. |
| Properties: | Difficult to slice. Some rough patches are almost impossible to avoid. A yellow wood with a honey smell, it sometimes has red striping and is referred to as Tiger Cerejiera. |
| Machining: | Due to the interlocking grain machining calls for a slow feed speed. Planed surfaces are slightly rough and have to be sanded down. |
| Seasoning: | The tendency to check is particularly apparent with this species of wood and can only be reduced by careful drying. |
