MOKUREI COLLECTION / ORIGINAL PHOTOGRAPHMOKUREI STUDIO / SPECIMEN 008
Zebrano
Microberlinia brazzavillensis
A cream-to-light-brown ground crossed by dramatic chocolate stripes.
- Botanical family
- Fabaceae
- Average dry density
- 805 kg/m³ (≈12% MC)
- Janka hardness
- 1,830 lbf
- Native distribution
- West-central tropical Africa
- Grain & texture
- Coarse, interlocked or wavy
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
Graphic natural striping ranging from broad irregular swirls to narrow, nearly parallel lines.
Notable applications
Decorative veneer, furniture, instrument trim and statement handles.
Of particular interest
The trade name zebrano may also refer to Microberlinia bisulcata; supplier identity should be confirmed before a species-level label is used.
Workshop note
Interlocking grain can tear during planing; botanical trade identification can be ambiguous.
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.