WOOD TYPES
Iroko
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The heartwood is golden-orange to brown in color.
Lighter vessel lines are conspicuous on flat sawn surfaces. Large deposits of calcium carbonate, with darker colored surrounding material are usually present. Yellow bands of soft tissue are reported to form a zig-zag pattern on all surfaces.
| Other Names | Moreira, Kambala, Abang, Odoum, Mufula, Simme, Tule, Lokotin |
| Physical Properties | The heartwood is golden-orange to brown in colour. Lighter vessel lines are conspicuous on flat sawn surfaces. Large deposits of calcium carbonate, with darker coloured surrounding material are usually present. Yellow bands of soft tissue are reported to form a zig-zag pattern on all surfaces. |
| Main Uses | Ship building, exterior and interior joinery, sliced veneer, interior panelling, flooring and light carpentry |
| Properties | Machining properties such as planing, turning, moulding, and boring are reported to be generally good but variable. The material works fairly easily with ordinary machine tools. |
| Other Info | Chlorophora excelsa is distributed across the width of tropical Africa. Iroko (C. excelsa ) is reported to be found principally in the Ivory Coast, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon and Democratic Republic of Congo. |