Description
Buy Wholesale Wengé Lumbe
Wenge is a heartwood species grown in Central Africa. The trees are about 60-90 ft tall with 3-4 ft trunk diameter. The timber wood color ranges from medium brown to reddish with black streaks. The light and dark areas of the same wood differ in density which makes it sand unevenly. Common uses include furniture making, musical instruments, veneer, turned objects, etc. Buy Wholesale Wengé Lumbe from African Forest Timber Ltd.
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Wengé Wood Specie
| Origin | Africa |
| Prominent tradenames | Wengé Awoung Jambiré 白花崖豆木 |
| Commercial restrictions | No commercial restriction |
SCIENTIFIC DATA AND RISK
| FAMILY | FABACEAE (ANGIOSPERM) | RISK | |
| SCIENTIFIC NAME(S) | SYNONYMOUS | CITES: | IUCN: |
Millettia Laurentii | Not listed | EN | |
Millettia Stuhlmannii | Not listed | NE | |
LOCAL AND COMMON NAME(S) Buy Wholesale Wengé Lumbe )
ATIBT Pilot Name | Wengé |
Cameroon | Awoung |
Gabon | Awong |
Republic of the Congo | Wenge |
Germany | Panga-Panga |
Democratic Republic of the Congo | Wengé |
Republic of the Congo | Wengé |
Mozambique | Jambiré |
Tanzania | Mpande |
China | 白花崖豆木 |
Nomenclature générale des bois tropicaux, 7e edition, 2016 – ATIBT
APPEARANCE
| Grain | Straight |
| Interlocked Grain | Absent |
| Sapwood | Clearly demarcated |
| Texture | Coarse |
| Typical Color | Dark Brown |
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
| Crushing Strength | 85 | MPa | +/- 15 |
| Specific Gravity (at 12% MC) | 0.87 | g/cm3 | +/- 0.08 |
| Stability | Moderately stable | ||
| Static bending strength | 144 | MPa | +/- 43 |
DURABILITY AND RESISTANCE
| Dry Wood Borers | Class D – Durable – sapwood demarcated |
| Fungi | Class 2 – Durable |
| Termites | Class D – Durable |
| Treatability | Class 4 – Not permeable |
TYPICAL USE
| Flooring, Sliced veneer, Interior joinery, Sculpture, Cabinetwork (high class furniture), Current furniture or furniture components, Exterior joinery, Exterior panelling, Turned goods |
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