Chinese literary name: Hongtiemu
Alias: Red Sandalwood, Wing Red Iron Wood
Distribution: West Africa, Liberia, Gabon, etc.
English Name: Ekki
Rosewood, big tree. Material is very heavy, high strength, its heartwood reddish brown to dark brown, sapwood pink white. It mainly grows in rainforest and swamp areas.
Wood species are large trees, up to 40-45 meters in height, straight trunk, diameter of 1.5 meters. It mainly grows in rainforests and swamps and distributes in West Africa. Its heartwood is reddish-brown to dark-brown, and its sapwood is pink-white, 50 cm wide. The growth ring was not obvious. The wood is slightly lustrous, acidic and straight or oblique in texture. The structure is medium and even.
Material is very heavy, high strength, difficult to dry, poor nail holding force, good durability of wood, with acid resistance, anti-corrosion is extremely difficult to impregnate. Wood processing is difficult. Good bonding and polishing performance. Air-dry density: 0.97g~1.09g/cm3.
Wood rays are very narrow. The main pore is diametral compound pore (2), and the white sediment is obvious. Axial parenchyma is white stringed. Heartwood is dark red to purple brown. This genus is another kind of Wubao mahogany L. lanceolata, scattered in Guinea. Jizhong mahogany is light in wood and low in strength.
Cross section: Heart sapwood has obvious difference. Heartwood dark red purple brown, slightly striped. The sapwood is light rose, 4-6m wide. The growth rings were not obvious.
Outdoor floor, indoor armrest, landscape pavilion, wooden bridge, wooden trestle, gallery, hydrophilic platform are mostly used for ship deck, sculpture, indoor floor, decorative board, etc.