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AFRICAN HYEDUA |
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A very attractive timber and is ideal where a Walnut
type colour and grain are required in large clear cutting specifications. Guibourtia ehie Family: Leguminosae Other names: Amazakoué, Anokye, Ovangkol. Distribution: Ivory Coast, Ghana, Southern Nigeria and Gabon. |
General Description: Mid-yellow to chocolate
brown coloured with greyish black stripes. The grain is interlocked and
the texture moderately coarse. The average weight is about 800kg/m3
(50lb/ft3); specific gravity 80. |
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