Moabi
Scientific name:
Baillonnella toxisperma
Cameroonian name:
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Distribution in tropical Africa:
From southern Nigeria to Cabinda
Description of the wood:
Bark: dark reddish brown, deeply crevassed longitudinally, hard, slightly fibrous slice, reddish brown in its external part, pinkish yellow internally, exuding a sticky whitish latex.
Sapwood: differentiated, gray.
Wood: pinkish-reddish-brown wood, darkening fairly quickly, generally straight grain, fine grain.
Log diameter: /.
Physical properties:
Hardwood, good natural durability
Mechanical properties:
Elastic
Uses:
Interior and exterior joinery, stairs, furnishings, exterior cladding