Iroko Iroko, as seen in the Wood Explorer database. Trade Names: Iroko, African teak. Taxonomy: Kingdom: Plantae – PlantsSubkingdom: Tracheobionta – Vascular plantsSuperdivision: Spermatophyta – Seed plantsDivision: Magnoliophyta – Flowering plantsClass: Magnoliopsida – DicotyledonsSubclass: HamamelididaeOrder: UrticalesFamily: Moraceae – Mulberry familyGenus: Chlorophora Gaudich. – african teakSpecies: Chlorophora excelsa (Welw.) Benth. – african teak Janka Hardness (pounds-force): […]
Know your wood: Afromosia
Afromosia A moderately colored swatch of Afromosia, as displayed in The Wood Explorer. Trade Name: Afromosia. Genus: Pericopsis angolensis Janka Hardness (pounds-force): 2524 Description: Afromosia is a medium sized tree with irregularly peeling bark. The writings here refer specifically to Pericopsis angolensis. Afrormosia is similarly named, but it is different species, found in a different […]