Padauk Wood - Pterocarpus Macrocarpus, Lustrous Yellowish Red To Dark Brick Red Heartwood With Striking Dark Streaks

Our range of Padauk Wood is also known by several different names. An alternative spelling frequently used is Padouk. The complete name in Thailand is Mai Prado and this is commonly shortened to Mai Doo or, if the context of the conversations is lumber, just DO. The scientific name is Pterocarpus Macrocarpus.
A closely related tree (same family and genus, different species) is the Pterocarpus Indicus. The Indicus species is so similar to the Macrocarpus species that many venders treat them as equivalent products. Pterocarpus Indicus is also known as Vermillion and Narra.
Other less common names are sometimes used. Padauk is sometimes referred to as Burmese Padauk (although much of it comes from other countries) and, sometimes, Asian Rosewood.
Padauk is a very specific and accurate name for Pterocarpus Macrocarpus, however, you will find that the term a Rosewooda is frequently applied to a wide range of wood types with a faint orders.
For instance, Chin Chan wood (Dalbergia Oliveri) is sometimes called Thai Rosewood although it comes from a different Genus and Species than Padauk. The heartwood from Padauk is bright yellowish red to dark brick red, streaked with darker lines.
Although it is rather lustrous when freshly cut, it mellows to an attractive golden brown upon exposure and age.
Padauk Factsheet
NAME Padauk, Pterocarpus macrocarpus
OTHER COMMON NAMES Mai Pradoo, Pradoo (Thailand), Padouk, Mai Doo, Rosewood