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Bete
Mansonia altissima
- Secondary hardwood
Bété, traded as Mansonia, is a grey-brown to purple-brown hardwood often used as a walnut substitute for furniture and decorative veneer. It is durable, stable and works to a very clean finish. The dust is notably irritant and toxic to some workers, so extraction and respiratory protection are important.
Classification
- Commercial category
- Secondary Hardwood
- Botanical family
- Malvaceae
- Density (air-dry)
- 550–700 kg/m³
- Durability class
- Class 1–2 (Very Durable)
- Janka hardness
- 4,900 N
- Trade names
- Mansonia, African black walnut, Bété, Aprono
- Local names
- Bété
- Regions harvested
- East, Centre, South-West
Commercial category is a market grouping used in the timber trade. It is not a regulatory or legal classification.
Properties
- Grain
- Straight
- Colour
- Grey-brown to purple-brown, fading with light
- Texture
- Fine
- Handling
- Dust is a known irritant — use protection
Typical uses
- Furniture and cabinetwork
- Decorative veneer
- Interior joinery
- Turnery
- Gun stocks
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