Family: SAPOTACEAE (angiosperme)

Scientific name(s): Aningeria altissima, Aningeria robusta, Aningeria superba, Gambeyobotrys gigantea

 Description of the log 

• Diameter : de 70 à 90 cm
• Thickness of sapwood : de 3 à 6 cm
• Buoyancy : non flottable

Physical properties

• Density : 0.57
• Monnin hardness : 2.5
• Coeff. Voluminal withdrawal : 0.41%
• Total tangential withdrawal : 7%
• Total radial withdrawal : 3.7%
• Not saturation of fibres : 31%

Uses

• Current furniture
• Moulding
• Clear-cut plating
• Lamellate-stuck
• Interior of plywood
• Furniture of luxury
• Face or against plywood face
• Interior wood finishing 
• Light frame