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Pink Ipê Tree

Q: Is Pink Ipê Tree natural or synthetic?

. Extraction: Not extracted for perfumery. Fantasy accord built from floral, green, and woody synthetics..

WOODS AND MOSSES / woody · rich · floral

Pink Ipê Tree

Category	WOODS AND MOSSES
Subcategory	woody · rich · floral
Origin
Volatility	Base Note
Botanical	Handroanthus impetiginosum (syn. Tabebuia impetiginosa)
Appearance	Pale yellow to amber liquid
Odor Strength	Medium
Producing Countries	Brazil
Pyramid	Base

Woody, faintly sweet, and floral-green. The Brazilian ipe-roxo blooms in clouds of pink before the leaves appear -- the flowers have a subtle, clean, spring-like scent.

Scent
The Full Story
Fun Fact
Extraction & Chemistry
In Perfumery

Scent

Softly floral, green, and faintly woody. Like walking beneath a pink ipe in full bloom in southeastern Brazil -- the petals drift down like confetti, the air is warm and sweet-green, and the massive trunk anchors everything with a quiet, dense woodiness. Atmospheric and gentle.

Evolution over time

Immediately

Soft, green-floral, faintly sweet. Spring-like and clean.

After a few hours

The floral fades. Warm, woody, gentle depth.

After a few days

A faint, woody residue.

The Full Story

Pink ipe (Handroanthus impetiginosus, formerly Tabebuia impetiginosa) is a large deciduous tree native to Central and South American tropical forests. Known in Brazil as ipe-roxo or pau d'arco, it is famous for its spectacular flowering: before the leaves appear in spring, the entire canopy erupts in masses of pink-purple trumpet-shaped flowers.

The flowers have a subtle, clean, floral scent that is difficult to characterize -- it is lighter and greener than most tropical flowers, with a faint sweetness and a spring-like freshness. The wood, known as ipe, is extremely dense and durable (used for outdoor decking and construction), with a mild, faintly sweet woody aroma.

Neither the flowers nor the wood are commercially extracted for perfumery. Pink ipe is a fantasy accord, capturing the atmospheric quality of the tree in bloom: pink petals falling on warm ground, a clean floral-green scent, and the warm wood of the trunk.

The note functions in the heart, providing a tropical-spring atmosphere.

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

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Did You Know?

Did you know?

Ipe wood is so dense (specific gravity 1.0+) that it does not float in water. It is rated Class A fire-resistant without any chemical treatment, and ipe boardwalks and decking can last 40+ years without preservatives. The Coney Island boardwalk in New York was rebuilt with ipe in 2008.

Extraction & Chemistry

Extraction method: Not extracted for perfumery. Fantasy accord built from floral, green, and woody synthetics.

Molecular Formula	Complex mixture (no single formula)
CAS Number	N/A — olfactory accord
Botanical Name	Handroanthus impetiginosum (syn. Tabebuia impetiginosa)
IFRA Status	No known restrictions
Synonyms	Handroanthus impetiginosus
Physical Properties
Odor Strength	Medium
Appearance	Pale yellow to amber liquid

In Perfumery

Heart note in Brazilian-inspired, spring-floral, and tropical-green compositions. Functions as a gentle, atmospheric floral-woody element. Built from light floral materials, green notes, and warm, dense woody elements.