Stanley Yankowski / Smithsonian Institution
Exotic Wood: Quiina negrensis (upper left), Cornus controversa (upper right), Cornus stolonifera (lower left), Colubrina arborescens (lower right)
Exotic wood has long been prized for its beauty and variety--beauty and variety that extends to a microscopic level. This sampling of one of the world’s largest collections of wood is a wood block and shows the amazing cellular structure of exotic woods.
Stanley Yankowski / Smithsonian Institution
