Basal Angiosperms: not "basil", that's an asterid, these are older than that

Leopardwood

Roupala montana

Height: 30-80ft

Range: Mexico to South America, nearcoastal Caribbean Islands

Leopardwood (and related letterwood, lacewood, and silky oak) are some of the most unique woods I have. Light reddish brown wood with flecking of darker rays with some chatoyancy thrown in for extra pizazz. Luckily, it is an easily sourced wood so plenty to go around!

Australian Silky-Oak, Australian Lacewood

Cardwellia sublimis

Height: 100-130ft

Range: northeastern Australia

Not a true oak, but a truly fantastic wood. You get the even toned coloration of oaks with the grain patterns reminiscent of leopardwoods (which they are closer related to). 

Imports to the US are incredibly limited so it may be a while before I can get more.

Purple Poplar, Tulip Tree, Yellow Poplar, Rainbow Poplar, Oonseentia

Liriodendron tulipifera

Height: 130-160ft

Range: Eastern half of the US

Not a poplar, not a tulip, and only a rainbow in spirit- it is more closely related to the Magnolias. It has a relatively soft wood so no rolling on hard surfaces. Rainbow and Purple Poplar are not separate species but are individual trees which have been colored

Niove, Bokapi, M'bonda, M'boun, Kamashi, Nkafi

Staudtia stipitata

Height: 100-150ft

Range: Central Western Africa

Niove is pretty new to the import scene so not much is known about it ecologically. It is a magnolid so its roots go waaaaaay back. It has a very even grain with yellow color sapwood and light brown heartwood which I try to cut such that the colors bifurcate the dice and give it a neat loo

True Cinnamon, Ceylon Cinnamon

Cinnamomum verum

Height: 30-50ft

Range: Sri Lanka

For how easy cinnamon is to get, the wood is pretty scarce. The cinnamon trees aren't generally felled since cinnamon spice is made from only the bark. Cutting this wood made my workshop smell fantastic, unfortunately the aroma disappears fast as the Cinnamaldehyde oxidizes on contact with air.