• Wenge

    Appellation : PANGA-PANGA
    Famille : FABACEAE
    Noms scientifiques : MILLETTIA LAURENTII / STUHLMANNII
    Provenance : AFRIQUE CENTRALE

    DESCRIPTION DU BOIS

    Couleur référence : brun foncé
    Aubier : bien distinct
    Grain : grossier
    Fil : droit
    Contre-fil : absent

    Parfois cœur mou et mulotage.
    Bois jaune à l’état frais devenant brun foncé à brun noir à la lumière. Présence de bandes alternativement claires et foncées.

    Wenge

    1.001.10
  • Niangon

    Appellations : OGOUE
    Famille : MALVACEAE
    Noms scientifiques : TARRIETIA DENSIFLORA / UTILIS HERITIERA DENSIFLORA / UTILIS
    Provenance : AFRIQUE CENTRALE – AFRIQUE DE L’OUEST

    DESCRIPTION DU BOIS

    Couleur référence : brun rouge
    Aubier : bien distinct
    Grain : moyen
    Fil : contre-fil
    Contre-fil : léger

    Bois brun rosé à brun rouge violacé, devenant mordoré en vieillissant. Maillure large et visible. Gras au toucher.

    Niangon

    1.001.10
  • Movingui

    Name: EYEN – AYAN
    Family: CAESALPINIOIDEAE
    Scientific names: DISTEMONANTHUS BENTHAMIANUS
    Origin: WEST AFRICA – CENTRAL AFRICA

    WOOD DESCRIPTION

    Reference color:
    sapwood yellow : very distinct
    Grain: medium
    Thread: counter-thread
    Counter-thread: light

    Lemon yellow to yellow brown. Some logs produce richly figured light wood. Possible presence of internal tensions and gales.

    Movingui

    1.001.10
  • Moabi

    Name: AYAP – ADJAP
    Family: SAPOTACEAE
    Scientific names: BAILLONELLA TOXISPERMA – MIMUSOPS DJAVE
    Origin: CENTRAL AFRICA

    WOOD DESCRIPTION

    Reference color: red brown
    Sapwood: very distinct
    Grain: fine Grain
    : straight or counter-grain
    Counter-grain: light

    Wood pinkish brown to red brown more or less dark and finely veined. Satin aspect on quarter.

    Moabi

    1.001.10
  • Koto

    Name: KOTO
    Family: MALVACEAE
    Scientific names: PTERYGOTA BEQUAERTII – PTERYGOTA MACROCARPA
    Origin: AFRICA

    WOOD DESCRIPTION

    Reference color: creamy white
    Sapwood: not distinct
    Grain: medium Grain
    : straight or counter-grain
    Counter-grain: light

    The tree sometimes has extensive buttresses. Creamy white to light yellow wood, attractive speckled appearance on quarter. Unpleasant odor when green.

    Koto

    1.001.10
  • Kevazingo

    Appellations: BUBINGA
    Family: CAESALPINIOIDEAE
    Scientific names: GUIBOURTIA DEMEUSEI / PELLEGRINIANA / TESSMANNII
    Origin: CENTRAL AFRICA

    WOOD DESCRIPTION

    Reference color: red brown
    Sapwood: very distinct
    Grain: medium Grain
    : straight or cross-grain
    Counter-grain: light

    Pinkish or reddish brown wood very finely veined with purplish red. A few brown veins. Wire sometimes wavy

    Kevazingo

    1.001.10
  • Doussié

    Name: AFZELIA
    Family: CAESALPINIACEAE
    Scientific names: AFZELIA AFRICANA / BELLA / BIPINDENSIS / PACHYLOBA
    Origin: WEST AFRICA – CENTRAL AFRICA

    WOOD DESCRIPTION

    Reference color: red brown

    Sapwood: quite distinct
    Grain: coarse Grain:
    straight or counter-grain
    Counter-grain: light

    Wood golden brown to pale red brown, sometimes dark veined. Pores and cracks filled with a yellow or white powder

    Doussié

    1.001.10
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