About the wood
Heartwood dark red or red-brown, darkening to a mahogany color; sapwood light or pink-brown, well demarcated. Specked with horizontal gum ducts. Texture somewhat coarse; grain straight to interlocked; without luster; odor or taste nor characteristic.
769 kg/m³Heavy (12% MC)
Durable; heartwood is reported to have good decay resistance…Natural durability
Moderately strongStrength
LargeShrinkage (green→oven-dry)
MediumMovement in service
Typical uses
- Furniture components
- Joinery
- Millwork
- General carpentry. Considered as a mahogany substitute
Working properties
Saws cleanly and works well but mineral matter in the vessels tends to blunt cutters. Appreciable quantities of gum are exuded if veneers are hot-pressed into plywood. Takes a fine finish
Other species in stock
AieleHannoa klaineanaAbabaUapaca guineensisAzobeMovinguiEssiaNagaFramireAlbiziaLimbaliEmienLatiSougueTechnical 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.