MOKUREI COLLECTION / ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHMOKUREI STUDIO / SPECIMEN 042
Bubinga
Guibourtia spp. (bubinga group)
Pink-red to plum brown with darker irregular streaks.
- Botanical family
- Fabaceae
- Average dry density
- 890 kg/m³ (≈12% MC)
- Janka hardness
- 2,410 lbf
- Native distribution
- Equatorial Africa
- Grain & texture
- Fine to medium, sometimes interlocked; varied figure
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
Substantial dense hardwood capable of pronounced waterfall or pommélé figure.
Notable applications
Veneer, fine furniture, instruments and intricate turned work.
Of particular interest
Commercial bubinga usually comprises G. demeusei, G. pellegriniana and G. tessmannii.
Workshop note
Species-level identification and relevant CITES documentation must be checked where required.
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.