AFRICAN WOOD & LUMBERMonrovia · Liberia
Home / Species database / Olonvongo

Olonvongo

Fagara macrophylla · FDA code FAG · Mixed Species

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

About the wood

Heartwood bright or pale yellow darkening slightly on exposure; sapwood narrow, somewhat lighter, barely distinguishable. Grain interlocked giving a stripe figure; texture medium to fairly coarse; luster rather high; has a sweet scent when freshly sawn that does not persist

1025 kg/m³Very Heavy (12% MC)
Heartwood durable but not resistant to termite attack, but m…Natural durability
Very StrongStrength
SmallShrinkage (green→oven-dry)
SmallMovement in service

Typical uses

  • Fine furniture
  • Cabinetwork
  • Flooring
  • Paneling
  • Veneer
  • Turnery

Working properties

It works easily with both hand and machine tools and does not dull cutting edges abnormally History

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.