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Aningre

Aningeria robusta · FDA code ANI · High Value Species

Aningre wood grain (tangential face)
Wood — real sample (tangential face)
Standing tree (photo to be added)

About the wood

Heartwood yellowish-white, pale brown, or pinkishbrown, darkening slightly after exposure; sapwood not well demarcated. Texture medium to coarse; grain usually straight, sometimes wavy; lustrous; faint cedar like odor

750 kg/m³Moderately Heavy (12% MC)
Non-durable, wood is perishable, little resistance to attack…Natural durability
Moderately strongStrength
LargeShrinkage (green→oven-dry)
Rated as mediumMovement in service
Straight to wavy, fineGrain / texture

Typical uses

  • General carpentry
  • Joinery
  • Veneer
  • Plywood
  • Furniture components

Working properties

Generally reported to saw and machine well, but some species are siliceous and have a blunting effect on cutters; rather difficult to finish; cuts well on rotary lathe or slicer

Other species in stock

AieleHannoa klaineanaAbabaUapaca guineensisAzobeMovinguiEssiaNagaFramireAlbiziaLimbaliEmienLatiSougue

Technical values are reference figures for the species/genus and may vary by individual log. Wood photo & technical data: The Liberia Tree Species Manual (LibTA / NDF, FDA schedule-one species). Stock subject to SGS inspection and prior sale.