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Veneer Mutenye
BackDetailed Description
A medium-sized tree up to 20 m high and up to 100 cm in diameter. Shaft straight and cylindrical throughout, but rarely knotless above 15 m. The trunk has low roots.
Tradenames and other names
Bot. Name: Guibourtia arnoldiana
Tradename De: Mutenye
Tradename En: Mutenye
Properties
Raw density: 800 - 900 Kg/m3
Occurrence
Mutenye is native to the West African Guinea coast, especially in Congo and Cameroon.
Characteristic and wood color
The sapwood and heartwood are set off. The sapwood is narrow and of greyish colour, the heartwood is light brown to olive brown, with darker stripes and veins, silky shiny, therefore also very decorative. The wood has a walnut character.