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 Wengé (pronounced 'when gay') wood (also known as palissandre d'Afrique/du Congo (African/Congolese rosewood), faux ebenier, dikela, mibotu, bokonge and awong) is a tropical timber of the Wengé tree (Millettia laurentii) from Africa. The heartwood is very dark and dense (specific gravity of 0.88) with a coarse grain and a pattern of nearly black grains separated by dark brown grains. The sapwood is distinct being pale yellow. The tree is native to the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Gabon, Tanzania, and Mozambique. The trees grow to a height of approximately 20 meters with a trunk of up to 1 meter in diameter. Its figure is very distinctive with a strong partridge pattern: because of this outspoken figure it is in and out of fashion.
When used in the flooring industry, it is one of the hardest woods to use due to its high impact strength and durability. |