Bulletwood Tree

Dense, dark, resinous-woody with a faint milky sweetness. Heavier than typical wood notes — there is weight and darkness here. Think of a tropical lumber yard: stacked hardwood, residual latex, warm humid air. Less aromatic than rosewood, more present than teak.

Bulletwood (Manilkara bidentata and related species) is a tropical hardwood tree found in Central and South America and the Caribbean. The tree produces a milky latex (similar to chicle) and extremely dense, heavy wood — it sinks in water.

The wood has a faint, resinous-sweet scent: dark, warm, faintly milky from the latex content. In perfumery, it is a niche concept note suggesting tropical hardwood density — heavier and darker than teak, less aromatic than rosewood.

No commercial essential oil or perfumery extraction exists. The accord concept combines dark woody materials (guaiac, vetiver), resinous elements (labdanum, myrrh-type), and a faint milky-sweet note (lactones) to suggest dense tropical timber.

The tree was historically important for its latex (used in early chewing gum and as a cable insulation) and its wood (used for bridge pilings, dock structures, and flooring where extreme durability was needed).

This note in Première Peau. Nuit Elastique · Albâtre Sépia. Sample all seven extraits in the Discovery Set.