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Niangon

Heritiera utilis · FDA code TAR · High Value Species

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

About the wood

Wood is pink brown to purplish red brown,

630 kg/m³Moderately Heavy (12% MC)
Heartwood is rated as nondurable, stake tests show an averag…Natural durability
MediumStrength
Very smallShrinkage (green→oven-dry)
SmallMovement in service
InterlockedGrain / texture

Typical uses

  • Furniture
  • Paneling
  • Flooring
  • Window frames
  • Frames
  • Outside paneling

Working properties

It is an easy wood to work with hand and

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.