Instantly recognisable and one of the largest trees in the forest it is a flagship species for a highly threatened ecosystem.
African zebra wood tree.
A tall tree to 150 feet.
It is a hard wood with a medium to coarse texture.
The bark is up to 12 thick.
Texture is coarse with a lustrous surface.
Zebrawood is excellent for wood turning veneer furniture pens and knife handles.
Endemic to the lowland forests of southwest cameroon the african zebrawood is much sought after for its beautiful black and creamy striped timber.
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Zebrawood is an exotic wood native to the western african countries of cameroon and gabon.
The zebra like appearance is due to the light colored sapwood in contrast with the dark colored grain.
Zebrawood is characterized by a striped figure that is reminiscent of a zebra the name originally applied to the wood of astronium graveolens citation needed a large tree native to central america.
The name zebrawood is used to describe several tree species and the wood derived from them.
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The latin species name is derived from a city in the congo brazzaville.
Zebrawood heartwood is a golden yellow with narrow veining or streaks of dark brown to black which gives quartered surfaces a zebra stripe appearance.
Grain is interlocked or wavy and produces alternating hard and soft grained material.
The zebra like appearance is due to the light colored sapwood in contrast with the dark colored grain.
Has a fairly coarse texture and open pores.
Zebrawood is an exotic wood native to the western african countries of cameroon and gabon.
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Zebrawood microberlinia brazzavillensis also known as zebrano is a west african tree found mainly in gabon and cameroon.
Zebrawood is excellent for wood turning veneer furniture pens and knife handles.
Zebrawood grows in africa.
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In the 20th century the most important source of zebrawood was microberlinia brazzavillensis also.
Depending on whether the wood is flatsawn or quartersawn the stripes can be either chaotic and wavy flatsawn or somewhat uniform quartersawn.
Grain is usually wavy or interlocked.
Trunk diameters 48 60 over low buttresses.
It is a hard wood with a medium to coarse texture.
Heartwood is a light brown or cream color with dark blackish brown streaks vaguely resembling a zebra s stripes.
