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Paubrasilia echinata is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae, that is endemic to the Atlantic Forest of Brazil.[4][5] It is a Brazilian timber tree commonly known as Pernambuco wood or brazilwood[6] (Portuguese: pau-de-pernambuco, pau-brasil;[6] Tupi: ybyrapytanga[7]) and is the national tree of Brazil.[5] 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.[5][8] The wood also yields a historically important red dye called brazilin, which oxidizes to brazilein.[9]