Purple ironwood (Powerswood)
Purple ironwood
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The genus Milesia has the scientific names M. pendula and M. laurentii, the former native to Asia and known in Japanese as Shitetsuboku, Milesia, and Chinwin, while the latter native to Africa and known primarily as Wenge, as well as Digera and Parisandruco Congo.
It is different from the Cassia ironwood, which is a member of the Cassia genus.
When exposed to air, the wood turns dark brown to purplish brown, and beautiful, regular annual ring stripes become visible.
It is very hard and heavy, and has many decorative uses, making it highly valued as a building material.
When freshly sawn, high-quality wood from Zia is a reddish-purple color.
The only wood currently in circulation is that which was imported at that time.
In Thailand and Burma, it is said that there are originally fewer purple ironwood trees growing in the wild than ironwood, and it is now becoming a rare and mythical material.
In particular, high-quality Shitetsuwood, which is becoming increasingly difficult to obtain, is quite valuable.
The genus Milesia has the scientific names M.pendula and M.laurentii.
The former is produced from Asia and is called Shitetsutogi in Japanese, also it is called Milesia and Chinwin, and the latter is produced from Africa and is mainly called Wenge. also it is called Jigella. , Palisand de Congo, etc. It is different from the Senna siamea of the genus Cassia.
When the wood is exposed to air, it turns from highly dark brown to purplish brown, and you can see a regular and beautiful stripe of growth rings. It is extremely hard and heavy, and has many decorative uses, making it also valuable as a building material.
Freshly ground high-quality wood from Asia has a reddish-purple color. Currently, only the materials imported at that time are in circulation.
In Thailand and Burma, it is said that the growing number of Shitetsutoki trees is less than Senna siamea, it is on the verge of becoming a valuable and phantom wood now. In particular, high-quality Shitetsutogi, which has become difficult to obtain, is quite valuable.
