the Tree in height reaches 25 metres at diameter of a trunk to 0,8 metres. Grows in a wild kind in Brazil (area of Amazon), Panama, Guiana, Surinam and some other places of the South America. Population is limited.
Colour of mature wood on a fresh cut krasnovato-grey with dark proveins. Having stood some time for air, amaranth wood accepts colour from purpurno - pink to beet and violet. While in service on light gradually darkens. Because of characteristic colour an amaranth quite often name «a violet tree», as has received reflexion in variants of its German and English of names.
The amaranth is mainly used for manufacturing of small hand-made articles, in incrustations and in art parquet floors. Amaranth wood is elegantly decorative, that allows to use it for creation of exclusive interiors. For prevention of formation of cracks by an obligatory condition drilling of apertures under nails and screws is. Application of varnishes, glues and first coats on a water basis is not recommended.
Origin - the Western Africa. The western and East Africa from Guinea to Sierra - Leon, the Cat-d'ivuara, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon and Congo to Angola, in east direction - Zaire and Uganda, in damp tropical woods.