Badi - Opepe

Sapwood creamy white, pink, pale yellow or grey and is clearly demarcated from heartwood which is golden yellow when newly cut and matures on exposure to an orange-brown. Coarse to medium texture and a medium to high luster. Typically dry weight: 740kg/m3. Grows in Equatorial West  Africa.

Medium stiffness and bending strength, low resistance to shock loads, a high crushing strength and poor steam-bending quality. Works fairly well with hand and machine tools, with a medium blunting effect on cutting edges.

Domestic and office furniture, exterior joinery, turnery, shop fittings, boatbuilding, domestic flooring, vehicle bodies, marine work and veneers for paneling and decorative work.