Other names:
Kakende, Ake, Ikame, Kefe, Kyere, Awari, Poroposo, African Pterygota
Characteristics:
light colored wood with a matt shimmer, very suitable for printing and staining, slicing and rotary cut (steamed) possible
Source:
Tropical West- and Central Africa: Central African Republic, Congo, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gaboon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone
Application:
as veneer mainly used as furniture backing, sliced for decoration purpose and door skins,
plywood, musical instruments