Brazilian ironwood, also known as leopard tree, is a highly ornamental Brazilian tree with many fine attributes. A single straight trunk is topped with a vase-shaped canopy. A member of the pea family, it has large, lacy pinnate leaves. It produces large clusters of bell-shaped flowers, yellow with orange spots. These are followed by thick, woody seed pods like Kentucky coffee tree. The thin, chocolate brown bark peels away to reveal patches of gray, creamy white and green, like a sycamore. The hard wood is used for furniture, flooring, fence posts and guitars.