Birdseye Lao Rosewood: Dalbergia Lanceolaria: Lao rosewood is a dense, purple/ silver rosewood that grows mainly in the Laotian highlands. Its a very dense, fine grained rosewood very similar to mexican kingwood, AKA camatillo. The color ranges from deep purple to browns and blacks/ The grain is very fine and the wood can be polished to a very high shine.