Aniba rosaeodora, also known as pau-rosa, is a species of Magnoliid tree in the family Lauraceae.

Often confused as rosewood, the plant doesn't grow on any tree of the genus Dalbergia.

[4] Aniba rosodora grows in the tropical rainforests of South America.

[4] It is also found in Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela, and French Guiana, where it was formerly more widespread.

Because of the remoteness and difficulty of travel in the Amazon, distilleries are often mobile, movable by raft.

Most worldwide production comes from Brazil; since the 1960s, other areas produce only a minor, insignificant amount.

[4] The wood may also be utilized by the indigenous peoples of the Amazon basin for the purposes of making canoes, but this is a minor use.

The supply of this wood was greatly overused in the past and it now is as difficult to legally trade as elephant ivory.