Wood Species
Tiete Rosewood (Sirari)
Guibourtia chodatiana
- Janka hardness
- 3280 lbf
- Specific gravity
- 0.95
- Workability
- Difficult given density; not a true rosewood, more closely related to bubinga
Tiete Rosewood, also called sirari, carries the "rosewood" name without earning it — botanically it's Guibourtia chodatiana, closer kin to bubinga than to true rosewoods in the Dalbergia genus. It's sourced from South America, "Tiete" borrowed from the Tietê River region in Brazil this trade name is associated with.
Appearance
The wood starts out soft pink tinged with russet when young and reddens as it ages, building rich, contrasting tones into a floor over time — a more dramatic color evolution than most flooring species bother with.
Working Properties
At 3,280 lbf, Tiete Rosewood is genuinely one of the harder woods on this whole list, and the machining difficulty scales right along with it — plan for significant tool dulling.
Typical Uses
Flooring almost exclusively, where its durability and evolving color are the main draw.