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Onzabili
Antrocaryon klaineanum
- Promoted species
- Promoted species
Onzabili is a pinkish to light reddish-brown hardwood of medium density with a fairly coarse texture. It works easily and is promoted for interior joinery, furniture and plywood. Natural durability is moderate and the sapwood is prone to blue stain, so logs are best converted promptly.
Classification
- Commercial category
- Promoted Species — Essence de Promotion
- Botanical family
- Anacardiaceae
- Density (air-dry)
- 550–700 kg/m³
- Durability class
- Class 3 (Moderately Durable)
- Janka hardness
- 5,500 N
- Trade names
- Onzabili, Angongui, Mouambe
- Local names
- Onzabili, Angongui
- 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
- Sapwood prone to blue stain
- Grain
- Straight to slightly interlocked
- Colour
- Pink to light reddish brown
- Texture
- Medium to coarse
Typical uses
- Interior joinery
- Furniture
- Plywood and veneer
- Light construction
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