| Botanical Name: | Microberlinia brazzavillensis A. Chev., Microberlinia bisulcata A. Chev. (Fam. Leguminosae Caesalpiniaceae) |
| Trade Names: | Zebrano, Zingana, African zebrawood |
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| Indigenous to: | Cameroon, South Gabon, frequently in the Laguna-peripheral area at Fernan Vaz. |
| Characteristics: | The sapwood and the heartwood are strongly different. The sapwood is nearly white and useless. The heartwood is grey brown to light brown yellow, matt-finished, with dark brown, tangential continued stripes. Therefore it is very decorative. The structure is rough and often cross-grain. The wood has a peculiar fetidness in freshly cut. |
