Timber

Wenge

Botanical Name: Millettia laurentii

Other Common Names: Awoung, Dikela, Mibotu, Bokonge, Tshikalakala, Nson-so, Palissandre du congo, Wenge

Common Uses:
Flooring, Heavy construction, Mine timbers, Shipbuilding, Boat building, Cabinetmaking, Musical instruments , Joinery, Furniture , Bedroom suites, Building construction, Building materials, Cabin construction, Canoes, Chairs, Chests, Concealed parts (Furniture), Construction, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Domestic flooring, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Drum sticks, Excelsior, Factory construction, Factory flooring, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Hatracks, Kitchen cabinets, Lifeboats, Living-room suites, Office furniture, Organ pipes, Parquet flooring, Piano keys, Pianos , Radio, stereo, TV cabinets, Rustic furniture, Sounding boards, Stools, Sub-flooring, Tables , Utility furniture, Violin, Violin bows, Wardrobes, Xylophones

Region: Africa

Country: Cameroon, Congo, Gabon, Zaire

Distribution:
The natural growth range of the species is reported to be the open forests of Zaire, Cameroon, Gabon, the southern regions of Tanzania, and Mozambique. It is also found in the swampy forests of the Congo region.

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