IROKO African hardwood logs

Name: Iroko

Latin name: Milicia excelsa,

English name: Kambala

Color/Appearance: 5cm width, yellowish-white sapwood, color of heart wood for the new sections is yellow or light brown, changes into golden brown in the air. Difference exists between sapwood and heart wood. Growth rings are obscure and Iroko timber is lustrous.

Grain/hole: logs are interlocking grain, texture slightly fine or coarse, fine structure and uniformity. It has calcium carbonate deposits between grains.