Local name: Letterhout

Other names: Gateado, muirapenima (Brazilië), bois de lettres, amourette (Frans Guyana), letterwood, snakewood (Guyana), cacique carey (Panama), palo de oro (Venezuela).

Botanical name: Brosimum guianensis

Colour: Reddish brown, with contrasting darker brown or black patches

Grain: Usually straight

Texture: Fine

End Use:

• Furniture
• Inlay