Melia azedarach of the family Meliaceae. The names chinaberry and lilac are used interchangeably in some cases, although there are two different, and unrelated, species involved.
my samples:
both sides of a sample plank of chinaberry / Melia azedarach
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides and both ends of a sample piece --- the shoddy quality of this sample plank was fairly typical of the sample planks I received from the IWCS and I have no idea how representative this piece is of the species --- I do know that many of their samples were not representative, and this piece appears to be spalted or just rotten although it was not stated as being either one.
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above --- the end grain shot is a little too dark
