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Acajou

Khaya ivorensis · FDA code KHI · High Value Species

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

About the wood

The heartwood is light pinkish-brown darkening upon exposure to reddish-brown; sap-

570 kg/m³Moderately Heavy (12% MC)
Heartwood is rated as very durable and highly resistant to t…Natural durability
MediumStrength
SmallShrinkage (green→oven-dry)
SmallMovement in service

Typical uses

  • It is very useful for furniture
  • Interior decoration
  • Forms a good quality joinery wood suitable for ships’ cabins
  • Railway coaches. It is also used for boat planking
  • For the manufacture of veneer
  • Plywood

Working properties

The timber works fairly easily with both hand and machine tools

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.