Botanical Name
Entandrophragma candollei

Other Names
Heavy sapelewood, Omu, Pepedom

Origin
Central Africa

Sapwood Colour
Pale or gray

Heartwood Colour
Dark mahogany or red-brown

Grain
Straight and interlocked

Texture
MMedium coarse and even

Common Uses
Outdoor and indoor joinery, furniture, doors, frames, flooring, boat-building, veneer