MOKUREI COLLECTION / ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHMOKUREI STUDIO / SPECIMEN 050
Azobé / Ekki
Lophira alata
Deep reddish and violet-brown with small mineral streaks.
- Botanical family
- Ochnaceae
- Average dry density
- 1,065 kg/m³ (≈12% MC)
- Janka hardness
- 3,220 lbf
- Native distribution
- West and Central Africa
- Grain & texture
- Coarse; often interlocked
Original photograph © Mokurei Studio · physical timber held in the studio collection. Identification supplied by the studio; reference properties are not individual sample measurements.
Material character
Very hard and dense structural hardwood with a strongly marked texture.
Notable applications
Heavy-duty flooring, bridges, outdoor structures and industrial surfaces.
Of particular interest
Known in construction for resistance in demanding, moisture-exposed conditions.
Workshop note
High density and interlocking grain demand strong tooling and careful drying.
Wood identification is provided by the Mokurei Studio collection, not independently laboratory-verified. Technical figures are reference averages, not measurements of the photographed piece; they vary with provenance and moisture.