• Bossé

    Family: MELIACEAE
    Scientific names:: GUAREA CEDRATA / THOMPSONII / LAURENTII
    G. Cedrata and G. Laurentii are called Bossés clair; G. Thompsonii is called Dark Bossé.
    Origin: WEST AFRICA – CENTRAL AFRICA

    WOOD DESCRIPTION

    Reference color: pinkish brown

    Sapwood: very distinct
    Grain: fine
    Thread: counter grain
    Counter grain: light

    Corrugated or irregular wire. G. Thompsonii has a straighter grain.
    Wood pinkish brown (G. Cedrata) to orange brown (G. Thompsonii. Slightly shimmering appearance. G. Cedrata has a cedar odor and a tendency for resin exudation.

    Bossé

    1.001.10
  • Bete

    Appellations: MANSONIA
    Family: MALVACEAE
    Scientific names: MANSONIA ALTISSIMA
    Origin: WEST AFRICA

    WOOD DESCRIPTION

    Reference color:
    sapwood brown : very distinct
    Grain: fine Grain:
    straight
    Counter-grain: absent
    Yellowish brown to dark gray brown with purplish reflections. Veins more or less apparent.

    Bete

    1.001.10
  • Beli

    Appellations: AWOURA
    Family: CAESALPINIACEAE
    Scientific names: JULBERNARDIA PELLEGRINIANA – PARABERLINIA BIFOLIOLATA
    Origin: CENTRAL AFRICA

    WOOD DESCRIPTION

    • Reference color: brown
    • Sapwood: quite distinct
    • Grain: medium
    • Thread: straight or counter-thread
    • Counter grain: light

    Wood very veined by the alternation of light bands and dark bands. Thread sometimes oblique.

    Beli

    1.001.10
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