Wood species / trade name: Doussie / Afzelia, xylay, chanfuta, pod mahogany
Botanical name: Afzelia africana Smith; Afzelia xylocarpa
Doussie
Character / Color
Doussie grows in the rainforest from West Africa, Guinea to Angola and Uganda. The tree-trunk can reach up to 40m high, up to 15m knotless, with diameters up to 1.2m. The wood is moderately large-pored and hard, from light brown to reddish brown in colour.
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