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Bafoussam, West Region
Flooring, Beams
- 2
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- 89%
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- 19 Yrs
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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.
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.
EUDR risk assessment
EU Deforestation Regulation risk for Movingui is not yet assessed on this platform — consult current EU Deforestation Regulation guidance directly.
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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Natural Timber Solutions
Bafoussam, West Region
Planks, Squares / Scantlings
- 2
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- 92%
- Response Rate
- 7 Yrs
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