Mark and Cliff,
A local Tile supplier imported and likely still does tiles from India. The shipping pallets were hardwood measuring approximately 4' x 4', the majority of the wood was 1" x 4 " and the bottom supports were 3" x 3 ". I would stop by the store on a regular basis and load up the pallets into my truck and dismantle them at home. Even before I ran the pieces through the planer you could see that some of the wood was highly figured. The pallets had a manufacturers stamp indicating they were manufactured in India, and Kiln dried.
With so many pieces in my collection, I haven't identified the species so just state Indian Pallet wood.
The wood database link you have on your post Cliff looks like the blank I used on my segmented pen.
I haven't been able to find anymore pallet wood from the Tile store. The tile supplier started shipping there tiles in a lighter material, honeycomb cardboard sandwiched between 1/8" veneer still maintaining the strength, but a heck of a lot lighter reducing shipping costs.
I can post some photos if your interested. How big of a piece do you need to ID the wood species?
Thanks
Ed