East Africa, esp. the south of Tanzania and northern Mozambique. Name: Milettia stuhlmannii, Fabaceae family, closely related to Wengé, established domestic market and very strong demand in South Africa.
Fresh heartwood coffee brown, sapwood clearly defined, wavy storage cells, medium sized pores, grain mostly straight, sometimes alternating, overall plain but more lively than wengé,
Raw density at 12% wood moisture approx. 0.90 tons/m3, good dimensional stability, problem-free drying for thicknesses up to 33 mm, above this only slowly and gently. Good machinability, high hardness. high natural durability.
Interior and exterior wood furnishings, parquet wood, furniture construction
ATIBT (1996) African timbers
Gottwald (1970) Commercial timber
Note: according to the latest findings, but excluding any liability
