Wood of the month. (African Amazaque)

Wood & Wood Products | November 1, 1991| | Copyright

WOOD OF THE MONTH

It was hard to decide on a name for this beautiful African wood because it is known by so many different and seemingly unrelated labels. Said Werner Lorenz, president and owner of Indiana Veneers Corp., "Amazaque is a perfectly correct name for the wood, and is the preferred name in Europe, Africa and the Far East. But in North America the term Mozambique also |caught on' at some point."

But wait, that is not all. Guibourtia ehie of the Family Leguminosae, is also known as amazoue, ovenkol, hyeduanini, ovangkol, kolima, anokye, ehie, ...

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