Staudtia stipitata

Perfect wood of yellowish orange-brown colour with veins in darker shades. Occasionally oily surface. Curly grain may occur.

Origin: Cameroon

Possible end-uses: heavy carpentry, flooring, hydraulic works, exterior panelling,

Marketing: Logs and sawnwood

Physical and mechanical properties: Hard to very hard wood. Nervous, fissile and with excellent shock-resistance

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Azobé

Lophira alata

Dark red to purple brown wood. Intermediary zone between the sapwood and perfect wood (duramen). White deposits in the pores.

Origin: Cameroon

Possible end-uses: Hydraulic works (in freshwater and in a maritime environment), sleepers, bridges, heavy carpentry, wood frame construction

Marketing: Logs

Physical and mechanical properties: Very heavy and hard wood with excellent resistance