Palo Azul

Botanical Name

Eysenhardtia polystachya

Botany

A non climbing perennial shrub. Distribution from desert hillsides and arroyos of Sonora and Chihuahua, extending south through tropical dry forests of oaxaca, Guatemala, Costa Rica and Colombia. The deeply fluted, corrugated trunk of Mexican logwood or palo de brasil is similar to Belize logwood. Hematoxylin is a complex phenolic compound similar to the flavonoid pigments of flowers. The chemical structure of hematoxylin is practically identical with the dye brazilin from brazilwood, expect that hematoxylin has one additional atom of oxygen. hematoxylin is extracted by boiling chips or shavings of logwood in water.

Utilized Botanical Materials

Woody Parts

Characteristics

Brown to reddish-tan

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Harvest Months

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