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Paubrasilia echinata, a species of flowering plant endemic to the Atlantic Forest of Brazil - it is known as pau-brasil or pau-de-pernambuco, the national tree of Brazil. This plant has a dense, orange-red heartwood that takes a high shine, and it is the premier wood used for making bows for stringed instruments. The wood also yields a historically important red dye called brazilin.