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Eyong
Eribroma oblongum
- Promoted species
- Promoted species
Eyong is a pale yellowish to light brown hardwood of medium density, traded as a lesser-known species suited to interior joinery, furniture parts and plywood. It works easily and finishes acceptably, but it has little natural durability and is susceptible to blue stain, so prompt processing and preservative treatment matter.
Classification
- Commercial category
- Promoted Species — Essence de Promotion
- Botanical family
- Malvaceae
- Density (air-dry)
- 550–700 kg/m³
- Durability class
- Class 4 (Slightly Durable)
- Janka hardness
- 4,500 N
- Trade names
- Eyong, Ohia, Bongele, Kondofindo
- Local names
- Eyong
- Regions harvested
- East, South, Centre
Commercial category is a market grouping used in the timber trade. It is not a regulatory or legal classification.
Properties
- Note
- Susceptible to blue stain
- Grain
- Straight to interlocked
- Colour
- Pale yellow to light brown
- Texture
- Medium
Typical uses
- Interior joinery
- Furniture components
- Plywood
- Light construction
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