Okan
Cylicodiscus Gabunensis
Yellowish brown to red brown wood which darkens when exposed to light.
Origin: Gabon and Cameroon
Possible end-uses: flooring, carpentry, decking, exterior panelling
Marketing: Logs, Sawnwood and Joists
Physical and mechanical properties: Hard to very hard and very nervous wood. Naturally durable.
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Padouk
Pterocarpus soyauxii
The wood has bright red colour, which rapidly turns purplish brown when exposed to light. Slightly interlocked grain. Fine texture.
Origin: Cameroon, Congo and Gabon
Possible end-uses: flooring, heavy carpentry, decking, exterior panelling.
Marketing: Sawnwood and Joists
Physical and mechanical properties: the wood is hard to semi-hard, moderately nervous and elastic with excellent shock-resistance. Naturally durable.
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Kosipo
Entandrophragma Candollei
The wood is red brown with purplish shades and darkens when exposed to light. The texture is coarse with slight interlocked grain. The aspect resembles Sapele.
Origin: Cameroon
Possible end-uses: plywood, interior and exterior joinery, sliced and peeled veneers, furniture
Marketing: Sawnwood
Physical and mechanical properties: Fine texture, straight grain as a rule, semi-hard, moderately nervous, rather elastic
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African Mahogany
Khaya
Light red, fairly uniform colour. Timber exposed to air shifts into reddish brown. Some pieces are patterned, bringing out the silver figure or have a mottled aspect.
Origin: Gabon, Cameroon and Congo
Possible end-uses: Cabinet-making, furniture, millwork, joinery, boatbuilding
Marketing: Sawnwood
Physical and mechanical properties: Good elasticity, shock resistant, medium natural durability
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Azobé
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
