Movingui a Good Satinwood Substitute.

Wood & Wood Products | January 1, 2000| | Copyright

MOVINGUI IS A BRIGHT LEMON- TO orange-colored wood that originated in Africa and thrives in the high forests of western Africa. The first part of the tree's botanical name, Distemonanthus benthamianus, roughly translates to two-stamened flower, and it is named after Bentham, a 19th century English botanist.

Movingui's range includes Sierra Leone, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Cameroon and Gabon. It is sometimes called African or Nigerian satinwood because its heartwood is very lustrous and some of the more highly figured wood resembles satinwood. In Know Your ...

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