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Movingui

Distemonanthus benthamianus

  • Primary hardwood
Movingui is a lustrous yellow to yellow-brown hardwood, sometimes with an attractive mottled or wavy figure that earns it the name Nigerian satinwood. It is moderately durable and dimensionally stable, and it takes a high polish. Silica content in some logs blunts cutting edges, so carbide tooling is recommended. Used for joinery, flooring, furniture and decorative veneer.
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Classification

Commercial category
Primary / Principal Hardwood
Botanical family
Fabaceae
Density (air-dry)
650–800 kg/m³
Durability class
Class 2 (Durable)
Janka hardness
6,300 N
Trade names
Ayan, Nigerian satinwood, Bonsamdua, Eyen
Local names
Eyen, Movingui
Regions harvested
South, Centre, Littoral, South-West

Commercial category is a market grouping used in the timber trade. It is not a regulatory or legal classification.

Properties

Grain
Interlocked, sometimes wavy
Colour
Lemon yellow to yellow-brown
Texture
Fine
Working
Silica present — use carbide tooling

Typical uses

  • Joinery and cabinetwork
  • Flooring and parquet
  • Furniture
  • Decorative veneer
  • Boat building

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