Afrormosia

Botanical name

Pericopsis elata

Origin

Western Africa

Veneer thickness(es)

0.6 mm

Joint method

Bookmatched

Boomgroen

In stock

PictoKwartier

Quarter cut

PictoPrijs2

Price range 2

Description

Up to 50 m tall tree, with a branch-free height of 15-20 m and a diameter of 0.80-1.60 m. 

 

Heartwood is yellowish brown, darkening to dark brown. Appearance somewhat similar to teak. The sapwood is yellow-white, 10-30 mm wide.

 

Applications include furniture, interior paneling, doors, windows, frames, banisters, stair treads, cladding, fine carpentry, paneling, decks, veneers, etc. Resistant to action by acids and other chemicals.

Gradings