Obeche

Obeche                                                                                   Density:  380 kg/m3

Commercial Names:  Obeche, Wawa.

Scientific name:  Triplochiton Scleroxylon.  

Family: Malvaceae.

Distribution:  West Africa.

General Description: A pale straw colour.  A lightweight strong timber with minimal knots.  Typically interlocked giving a striped appearance on quarter-cut timber.  Has a strong unpleasant odour when fresh but disappears after drying.      

Suitable Externally:    No

Max. Fire-Rating:        Non-Fire