There is a wood in Peru called storake what is it's name in english?

The Peruvian wood Estoraque is known as Santos Mahogany or Balsam of Peru.
The botanical name is  Myroxylon balsamum. 


Other Common Names for Myroxylon balsamum   

Estoraque (Peru) 
Balsamo 
Palo de balsamo (Spanish America generally) 
Cedro chino
Nabal (Mexico),
Chirraca
Sandalo (Costa Rica)
Tache
Tolu (Colombia),
Cabriuva vermelha (Brazil)
Incienso, Quina (Argentina)

The Wood:

?General Characteristics: Heartwood reddish brown becoming deep red or
somewhat purplish upon exposure; fairly uniform to striped; sharply
demarcated.?

USDA Forest Srvice
http://www2.fpl.fs.fed.us/TechSheets/Chudnoff/TropAmerican/html_files/myroxy1new.html


Balsam of Peru

?A large and beautiful tree with a valuable wood like mahogany, and a
straight smooth trunk.?
http://www.botanical.com/botanical/mgmh/b/balofp06.html


Flooring Trade Name: Santos Mahogany

Botanical Name: Myroxylon, balsamum

Lumber Name: 
Santos Mahogany, 
estoraque, 
cabreuva vermelha, 
red incensio, 
quina quina, 
balsamo, 
nava

Grows In: Paraguay, Bolivia, Brazil, Peru, Panama, Guatemala, & Mexico

?Santos Mahogany is rich dark mahogany colored wood, which is a
superior choice to genuine mahogany, (which it resembles in color),
given Santos Mahogany?s hardness and color fastness.?
http://www.wflooring.com/Technical_Info/Species_Tech_Info/Species_Pages/mahogany_santos.htm


Santos Mahogany - Myroxylon balsamum 

APPEARANCE

?The heartwood is reddish-brown becoming deep red to purplish-red upon
exposure. The wood varies from uniform to striped. The luster is
medium to high, and the texture is fine to medium. The grain is
typically interlocked and rippled.?

Ace Hardwood
http://www.acehardwood.com/showroom.html


Search criteria:

I searched the Peru Wood Products and found the correct wood ? Estoraque.
http://www.peruwoodproducts.com/Estoraque.html
I then searched for this wood using the scientific name.


I hope this helps!

Best regards,
Bobbie7

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Clarification of Answer by bobbie7-ga on 21 Sep 2004 10:21 PDT

Peru:  Estoraque
USA:  Santos Mahogany
Venezuela:  Estoraque 
Central America:  Balsamo 
Bolivia:  Quina-Quina
Brazil:  Balsamo, Pau de Balsamo, Cabreuva Vermelha, Oleo Vermelho, Chirraca
Columbia:  Balsamo de Tolu, Palo de Balsamo
Argentina:  Incienso, Quina
Belize:  Sandalo
Mexico:  Cedro Chino
Surinam:  Tache, Nabal
http://www.gentgen.de/H--Cabreuva.htm