Bossé
Guarea cedrata
The wood is uniformly pinkish brown. The fibre is usually quite curly, producing a nice mottled aspect. It can be quite oily due to resin exudation.
Origin: Cameroon and Congo
Possible end-uses: Cabinet-making, interior and exterior joinery, furniture, stairs
Marketing: Sawnwood and logs
Physical and mechanical properties: the wood is soft, moderately nervous and elastic with excellent shock-resistance.
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Frake
Terminalia Superba
The wood is rather uniformly straw yellow with slight interlocked grain Also called Limba.
Origin: Cameroon
Possible end-uses: plywood, sliced veneers, moulding, interior and exterior joinery
Marketing: Logs and sawnwood
Physical and mechanical properties: Soft to semi-hard wood, moderately nervous. Fissile, low shock-resistance
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Afrormosia
Pericopsis élata
Yellow brown heartwood going towards dark brown after exposure. Light and well-defined sapwood; fine texture.
Origin: Cameroon
Possible end-uses: Flooring, veneer, furniture, joinery
Marketing: Sawnwood – CITES species
Physical and mechanical properties: the wood is hard and elastic with excellent shock-resistance. The texture is fine and the wood is naturally durable
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Moabi
Baillonella Toxisperma
Pinkish red brown wood, which darkens rapidly. Straight grain as a rule and fine texture.
Origin: Cameroon
Possible end-uses: exterior and interior joinery, stairs, furniture, exterior panelling
Marketing: Sawnwood
Physical and mechanical properties: Hard and naturally durable wood
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Iatandza
Albizia ferruginea
Perfect wood (Duramen) with a brow yellow to dark reddish brown colour, with golden glints. Slightly interlocked grain.
Origin: CameroonPossible end-uses: Light carpentry, interior joinery, veneers and plywood, stairs
Marketing: Sawnwood
Physical and mechanical properties: Good stability, tends to split when nailing
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