Purpleheart (Peltogyne venosa) belongs to the family of Caesalpiniaceae. The species is found growing in sandy plains and terraces and it is distributed throughout Central and South America from Mexico down to southern Brazil; in other parts of the world it is referred to as Amaranth and Violetwood. Purpleheart ranges in height between 30m – 50m with a moderate buttress and a trunk greater than 1.5m. It has a straight cylindrical bole ranging between 20m – 30m and is one of the emergent species of the rainforest, easily recognised standing above
