Iroko (hardwood)
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Iroko is a hardwood from tropical Africa. It is one of the woods sometimes referred to as African Teak, although it is not always suitable as a substitute for teak.
In much of the literature on this timber the names of the trees that yields it are given as Chlorophora excelsa and Chlorophora regia.
The wood is used for a variety of purposes including boat-building, domestic flooring and furniture.
[edit] External links
- Technical fact sheet - from the USDA's Forest Products Laboratory.
- Iroko (Chlorophora excelsa) at Exotic Hardwoods of Africa
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