Ebiara
Scientific name:
Berlinia bracteosa
Cameroonian name:
Abem
Distribution in tropical Africa:
From Nigeria to Mayombe (mountainous region between the DRC, Angola and Gabon)
Description of the wood:
Bark: yellow-brown (1 cm), scaly, exfoliating in irregular plates, pale ochre fibrous slice.
Sapwood: well differentiated, whitish (5-10 cm), exuding a creamy white sticky gum.
Wood: pinkish brown with purplish gray veins.
Log diameter: 60 to 90 cm.
Physical properties:
Medium-hard, quite nervous
Mechanical properties:
Rather elastic, brittle on impact
Uses:
Decorative veneer, carpentry, cabinetmaking, interior stairs, parquet floors.