MOKUREI COLLECTION / ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHTali
Erythrophleum suaveolens (syn. E. guineense)
Orange-brown or red-brown heartwood with visibly flowing grain.
- Botanical family
- Fabaceae
- Average dry density
- 900 kg/m³ (≈12% MC)
- Janka hardness
- ≈2,530 lbf
- Native distribution
- Tropical West and Central Africa
- Grain & texture
- Coarse, pronounced interlocking
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 dense timber with pronounced texture and high natural durability.
Notable applications
Exterior decking, heavy joinery and load-bearing structures.
Of particular interest
Erythrophleum guineense, the name supplied for this timber, is treated by Kew as a synonym of Erythrophleum suaveolens.
Workshop note
Typical dried density: 900 kg/m³ (Lignum CH). ITTO reports side-grain Janka hardness of 1,148 kgf at 12% moisture, approximately 2,530 lbf. Both are literature references, not direct tests of the photographed specimen.