Mukulungu
Scientific name:
Autranella congolensis
Cameroonian name:
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Distribution in tropical Africa:
From Nigeria to Cabinda and the Democratic Republic of Congo
Description of the wood:
Bark: brown (3 cm), deeply fissured longitudinally; hard, wine-colored edge, exuding a sticky white latex.
Sapwood: differentiated, thin (2/3 cm), very light brown, not clearly demarcated from the wood.
Wood: orange-red, darkening in the light, containing silica.
Log diameter: /.
Physical properties:
Hard to very hard, very nervous
Mechanical properties:
Averages
Uses:
Quarter-sawn veneer, carpentry, decks, decking, parquet floors.