Plants · La Saladita, Guerrero

Mexican logwood

Haematoxylum brasiletto

Spanish: Palo de brasil

Haematoxylum brasiletto, or Mexican logwood, is a species of tropical hardwood tree in the legume family, Fabaceae. It is known in its native Mexico and Guatemala as "palo de brasil" or "palo de tinto". The timber is used to make bows for stringed instruments, the manufacture of dyes and in ethnobotany. Most often recorded in Jun, Apr, Jan, Aug.

TaxonomyMagnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae

Local records7 research-grade observations within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)

Global records2,554 on iNaturalist

Recorded here2021 – 2026

Months recorded near La Saladita

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Recent local sightings

2026-04-27 — observation by alex_nava_hernandez
2026-04-27 — observation by antonio_perez2
2024-06-27 — observation by vctrndr
2023-01-15 — observation by daniel_brito
2022-08-28 — observation by betootero
2021-06-05 — observation by ana_ozomahtli

Interactive card with more photos, sounds and similar species Plants guide iNaturalist Wikipedia

Cite as: “Mexican logwood (Haematoxylum brasiletto) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/haematoxylum-brasiletto/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.