Kossipo
Scientific name:
Entandrophragma candollei
Cameroonian name:
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Distribution in tropical Africa:
From Guinea to Angola
Description of the wood:
Bark: greyish (2/3cm), smooth with horizontal ridges in young trees, exfoliating into rounded scales in very old trees; slightly fibrous, pink slice exuding a little gum.
Sapwood: well differentiated, grayish.
Wood: Red turning to brown.
Log diameter: /.
Physical properties:
Medium-hard, slightly to moderately nervous
Mechanical properties:
Quite elastic
Uses:
Veneer cabinetmaking, carpentry.