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Eyong
Name: BONGELE
Family: STERCULIACEAE
Scientific names: ERIBROMA OBLONGA – STERCULIA OBLONGA
Origin: WEST AFRICA – CENTRAL AFRICAWOOD DESCRIPTION
Reference color: light yellow
Sapwood: not very distinct
Grain: medium Grain:
straight or cross grain
Counter grain: light
Creamy white to pale yellow brown with white veins. Wide mesh. Fat to the touch. Unpleasant odor when green€1.00€1.10Eyong
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Ebène
Family: EBENACEAE
Scientific names: DIOSPYROS CRASSIFLORA / MESPILIFORMIS
Origin: CENTRAL AFRICAWOOD DESCRIPTION
Reference color: black
Sapwood: very distinct
Grain: fine Grain
: straight or interlocked
Counter grain : lightLogs can have different types of defects, including fine pitting and heart rots.
The wood is uniform black to black brown.€1.00€1.10Ebène
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Doussié
Name: AFZELIA
Family: CAESALPINIACEAE
Scientific names: AFZELIA AFRICANA / BELLA / BIPINDENSIS / PACHYLOBA
Origin: WEST AFRICA – CENTRAL AFRICAWOOD DESCRIPTION
Reference color: red brown
Sapwood: quite distinct
Grain: coarse Grain:
straight or counter-grain
Counter-grain: lightWood golden brown to pale red brown, sometimes dark veined. Pores and cracks filled with a yellow or white powder
€1.00€1.10Doussié
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Douka
Names: MAKORE
Family: SAPOTACEAE
Scientific names: TIEGHEMELLA HECKELII / AFRICANA
Origin: WEST AFRICA – CENTRAL AFRICAWOOD DESCRIPTION
Reference color: red brown
Sapwood: very distinct
Grain: medium Grain:
straight or counter-grain
Counter-grain: marked but infrequentWood dark pink brown to dark red brown with sometimes purplish reflections and / or pale veins not very distinct. Often moiré.
€1.00€1.10Douka
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Dibetou
Appellations : BIBOLO
Famille : MELIACEAE
Noms scientifiques : LOVOA TRICHILIOIDES / KLAINEANA
Provenance : AFRIQUE DE L’OUEST – AFRIQUE CENTRALEDESCRIPTION DU BOIS
Couleur référence : brun
Aubier : bien distinct
Grain : fin
Fil : contre-fil
Contre-fil : légerRoulures et cœur mou possibles dans certaines grumes.
Bois brun jaune ou brun gris strié ou veiné de noir prenant un éclat doré. Dépôts noirs dans les pores.€1.00€1.10Dibetou
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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 AFRICAWOOD DESCRIPTION
Reference color: pinkish brown
Sapwood: very distinct
Grain: fine
Thread: counter grain
Counter grain: lightCorrugated 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.€1.00€1.10Bossé
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Bete
Appellations: MANSONIA
Family: MALVACEAE
Scientific names: MANSONIA ALTISSIMA
Origin: WEST AFRICAWOOD 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.€1.00€1.10Bete
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Beli
Appellations: AWOURA
Family: CAESALPINIACEAE
Scientific names: JULBERNARDIA PELLEGRINIANA – PARABERLINIA BIFOLIOLATA
Origin: CENTRAL AFRICAWOOD 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.
€1.00€1.10Beli
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