Non-distinctive odor.

Light pinkish brown sapwood with gradual transition to dark pinkish brown heartwood.

Straight to crisscross grain.

The texture is accentuated veining defined by vascular lines, satin, marbled, overlapping arches and occasionally bands of darker characteristic coloration.

Luster is moderate to accentuated.

Very high durability. The wood is resistant to the attack of fungi and insects, although it can be attacked by termites, jokes and pins; not suitable for outdoor use.

Rather difficult to process with a saw due to its high silica content.

It is poorly permeable, the heartwood is impossible to treat by the different known methods, the sapwood is permeable.