African Hardwood Names

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African hardwood names.

Coconut cocos nucifera is often called by its french name cocotier. This guide features 20 of the most abundant and most often used hardwood species. The leadwood tree combretum imberbe grows to 65 feet tall with a thick gray trunk and heavy branches at the very top of the tree. American manufactured african exotic species hardwood flooring.

The guide to american hardwood species. African mahogany is the english name for a dark reddish brown wood whose scientific name is khaya anthoteca. Facebook email pinterest twitter youtube linkedin flickr. In west africa where it grows it is called acajou.

African woods from the outdoor friendly afrormosia to the vibrant zebrawood african hardwoods display diversity in color figure as well as uses. 2300 michigan street hammond indiana 46320. In addition to the basics where they grow general description and abundance. We work with african exotic wood species only.

Alder spalted alnus spp. This is one of the densest hardwood trees in the world. The following is a list of 14 african hardwoods along with their various qualities and how they are commonly used. African blackwood grenadillo dalbergia melanoxylon african blackwood family.

Indeed among some 285 species tested including lignum vitae gabriel janka originally. Woodworkers will appreciate our extensive list of available woods below. African hardwood species that we can offer subject to availability. African hardwood tree types by otehlia cassidy.

This african tree has an extensive range on. Brenco exotic woods is an american manufactured hardwood flooring. Hardwoods angiosperms abachi triplochiton scleroxylon acacia acacia sp robinia pseudoacacia african padauk pterocarpus soyauxii afzelia doussi afzelia africana agba tola gossweilerodendron balsamiferum alder alnus black alder alnus glutinosa red alder alnus rubra ash fraxinus black ash fraxinus nigra blue ash fraxinus. In english it is called coconut.

It is a semi deciduous hardwood native to the tree savannas and mixed forests of south africa north to the tropical regions of central africa.