Grain
Species
General Description
Applications
Density (kg/m3)
AFAM
Parinari excelsa
Hard, dense and strong, for tough exterior uses
Exterior – Heavy duty structures, industrial floors, sleepers, mining timbers, vehicle bodies, boat construction
900kg/m3
ALBIZIA / AWIEMFOSAMINA
Albizia ferruginea
Durable, general purpose wood
Exterior joinery, light structural work, flooring, mouldings, vehicle bodies, plywood, selected furniture, boxes and crates
700kg/m3
ASANFENA
Aningeria
Lower-strength decorative interior species
Mostly for sliced veneer, but suitable for interior joinery, panelling and trim
550kg/m3
AVODIRE
Turreanthus africanus
Attractive pale silky wood for interior decorative panelling and furniture
High quality interior joinery, fittings, mouldings, furniture, decorative veneer and plywood
550kg/m3
BLACK HYEDUA
Guibourtia ehie
High-quality cabinet wood prized for appearance
Decorative sliced veneer, high quality cabinet work, special joinery, trim and fittings, flooring, carvings, turnery
850kg/m3
BEREKANKUM
Manilkara
Tough, hard, very dense, durable exterior species
Exterior – Heavy duty construction, railway sleepers, heavy flooring, boat construction, marine work
1,000kg/m3
CEIBA
Ceiba pentandra
Very light and soft species for interior use
Core veneers for plywood and blockbaord, mouldings, food containers, boxes
300kg/m3
CELTIS
Celtis mildbraedii
Strong light coloured structural wood
Structural interior joinery/trim, flooring, mouldings, veneer, plywood, handles, selected furniture. Exterior uses only with preservative treatment
750kg/m3
DAHOMA
Piptadenia africana
Tough timber mostly for exterior use
Exterior structural, mining timbers, marine work, sleepers, outdoor furniture, trailer decking, wagon work
700kg/m3
DANTA
Nesogordonia papaverifera
Attractive redwood; fine grained; hard wearing, strong
High quality joinery, cabinet work, bench tops, boat components, turnery, decking, interior and exterior applications, knife handles, gun stocks
750kg/m3
DENYA
Cylicodiscus gabunensis
Very high strength and durable, suitable for high-stress applications
Heavy construction, sea defence and dock work, mining timber, railway sleepers, bridges, pilings, ship and boat building, heavy duty flooring
950kg/m3
EBONY
Diospyros crassiflora
Dark brown/black, hard
Fine instruments, crafts, furniture accents
1,030kg/m3
EDINAM
Entandrophragma angolense
Widely used attractive redwood species
Outdoor and indoor higher quality joinery, cabinet making, furniture, doors, floors, sliced and rotary veneer, plywood, boat-building, turnery
550kg/m3
EMERI
Terminalia ivorensis
Light coloured versatile species of good strength and durability
Joinery, trim, mouldings, light structures, window frames, furniture, domestic flooring, veneer, plywood
550kg/m3
ESSIA
Petersia africana
Heavy utility wood of good strength and durability
Utility construction, railway sleepers, carpentry, sliced veneer
800kg/m3
GUAREA
Guarea cedrata
Well-known strong timber of Mahogany-like appearance
Cabinet work, furniture, flooring, boat construction, boat construction, vehicle framing and bodies, light structures, turnery, veneer, plywood
600 kg/m3
KAKU / EKKI
Lophira alata
Extremely tough, dense, durable
Sea defence, heavy structural work, piling, heavy duty floors, mine guides, sleepers
1,050kg/m3
KANE
Anogesius leiocarpus
Strong, durable timber, resistant to decay
Farming, hand tools, construction
1,041kg/m3
KONKROMA
Morinda lucida benth
Hard, attractive, open grained, well-suited for custom applications
Gunstocks, instruments, and other fine woodworking
500kg/m3
KOTO / KYERE
Pterygota macrocarpa
Light-coloured veneer and interior utility species
Sliced and rotary veneer, plywood, selected joinery, carpentry, boxes
650kg/m3
KUSIA
Nauclea diderrichii
Widely used highly durable exterior quality timber
Sea defence, dock work, decking, exterior structures, flooring, boat work, panelling
750kg/m3
MAHOGANY
Khaya ivorensis
Attractive, versatile redwood of worldwide repute. First commercial timber ever exported from Ghana
High quality joinery, cabinet work, furniture, mouldings, doors, frames, boat construction, veneer, plywood, turnery carvings
500kg/m3
MAKORE
Tieghmella heckelii
Valued commercial redwood of good durability and strength
Interior and exterior decorative and structural joinery, furniture, staircases, boat construction, high quality veneers, plywood, vehicle frames, turnery, handles, carvings
640kg/m3
OBAA / OHAA
Sterculia oblonga
Pale yellowish wood of attractive appearance
Rotary veneer, sliced veneer, plywood, blockboard, joinery, trim, panelling
750kg/m3
ODUM
Milicia excelsa
Well known, high grade, commercial, good strength and durability
Exterior and interior joinery, cabinet work, garden furniture, flooring, work tops, window frames, vats, boat work, decking
650kg/m3
OFRAM
Terminalia superba
General purpose light-coloured interior and veneer species
Rotary veneer, plywood, blockboard, interior joinery, panelling, mouldings and trim, selected furniture
550kg/m3
OTIE
Pycnanthus angolensis
General purpose interior species
Interior utility joinery, trim, mouldings, selected furniture, rotary veneer, plywood, boxes
500kg/m3
PAPAO
Afzelia africana
Very stable, strong, and attractive commercial species of good durability
High quality exterior and interior joinery, heavy construction, flooring, chemical vats, selected furniture, handles, cycle track decking, boat work, vehicle bodies, doors
825kg/m3
POTRODOM
Erythrophleum africanum
Extremely strong and durable exterior species
Exterior – Heavy construction, sea defence, sleepers, bridges, piling, industrial floors
900kg/m3
TETEKON
Gilbertiodendron
Medium strength species of varied application
Joinery, carpentry, boat construction, vehicle and wagon work, decking, mining timbers, sleepers, flooring, general construction
800kg/m3
WALNUT
Lovoa Trichilioides
High quality, decorative wood of distinctive colour
High quality furniture, cabinet work, joinery, domestic flooring, boat construction, doors and frames, sliced/rotary veneer, plywood
520kg/m3
WATAPUO
Sterculia
Fairly soft; medium density
Boxes, crates, carvings, light construction, furniture, cabinetry
750kg/m3
WAWA
Triplochiton scleroxylon
Light-coloured versatile interior species, widely used
Rotary veneer, plywood, blockboard, interior mouldings, trim, utility furniture, shoe heels, sauna linings, toys, woodware
375kg/m3
WAWABIMA
Sterculia rhinopetala
Dark red close-grained species of good strength
Joinery, fittings, flooring, some exterior structures, rotary veneer, plywood
750kg/m3
