There are at least 10 species from 8 genera that have pau rosa as all or part of one or more of their common names and I have no idea which of them are represented on this page. Native areas of growth include at least South America, Africa, and parts of Asia
“pau rosa” is Portugese for “rosewood”
web pics
both sides and a closeup of a plank
plank and closeup
planks
two views of the same large plank
These two plank pics and the pair directly above these are of of recently slabbed planks and were provided by Patrick Dean, whom I thank for these excellent pics. Both levels of enlargement are provided, so you can really see the grain.
plank and closeup --- I'm confident that the colors on this one are not "suspect" but just flat out fradulent, like many of the pics posted by that vendor
more planks by that vendor
10" diameter shallow bowl by Steve Earis (with big enlargements available that REALLY show the grain nicely) and the blank from which it was turned
