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Color/Appearance: Heartwood is medium reddish brown, with dark brown to black streaks and veining.
Grain/Texture: Grain can be spiraled or interlocked. Medium to fine texture.
Endgrain: Diffuse-porous; solitary and radial multiples; medium to large pores in no specific arrangement, very few; deposits common; parenchyma vasicentric, banded; narrow rays, spacing fairly close.
Rot Resistance: No data available.
Workability: Reported to be difficult to work, though it turns well.
Odor: No characteristic odor.
Allergies/Toxicity: Besides the standard health risks associated with any type of wood dust, no further health reactions have been associated with Dalmata. See the articles Wood Allergies and Toxicityand Wood Dust Safetyfor more information.
Pricing/Availability: Available in limited quantities as short boards and turning blanks. Prices are moderate for an imported hardwood.
Sustainability: This wood species is not listed in the CITES Appendices or on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Common Uses: Turned objects, boxes, knife handles, and other small specialty wood items.
Comments: No data available.
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