Brazilian Teak in the format US builders specify most: a sawn Cumaru wear layer bonded to a cross-laminated core, for wide planks that stay flat on concrete slabs and in Sunbelt humidity.

Cumaru (Dipteryx odorata) grows across the Amazon basin and is the same tree that produces the tonka bean. Its wood ranks among the hardest sold as flooring in the US, with a golden to reddish brown color and an interlocked grain that shows a subtle wavy figure under the finish. Solid Cumaru is limited to narrow widths because of its density; the engineered construction removes that limit and allows 5" to 7-1/2" planks with the same surface hardness. Left indoors it darkens slightly with light exposure.

Species specifications

• Face layer: Dipteryx odorata, sawn (not peeled)

• Janka hardness of the face: 3,330 lbf

• Color: golden brown to reddish brown, with darker streaks

• Grain: interlocked, medium texture, natural luster

• CITES: Dipteryx spp. listed in Appendix II since November 2024; ships with the applicable CITES and origin documentation