About the wood
Heartwood reddish to dark red-brown, sometimes with darker streaks; sapwood yellowishwhite, clearly demarcated. Texture fine to moderately coarse; grain varying from straight to interlocked; when freshly-cut wood has a rotten cabbage odor which disappears on drying
848 kg/m³Heavy (12% MC)
Moderately durable, heartwood is resistant to moderately res…Natural durability
Moderately strongStrength
LargeShrinkage (green→oven-dry)
LargeMovement in service
InterlockedGrain / texture
Typical uses
- Sliced to produce decorative veneers
- Heavy construction work where end splitting
- Checking are not objectionable
Working properties
Rather difficult to work, saws moderately well, dresses to good finish but there is tearing of interlocked grain, may char in boring, has poor steambending qualities, glues satisfactorily
Other species in stock
AieleHannoa klaineanaAbabaUapaca guineensisAzobeMovinguiNagaFramireAlbiziaLimbaliEmienLatiSougueTechnical 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.