entandophragma candollei, Meliaceae, Angiospermae (Hardwood)

Chatoyance was measured by the chatometry.com team using the PZC method. The statistics for this specific timber are hereby summarized to provide an evaluation of data robustness:
Number of sources for samples: 4
Number of individual trees analyzed: 4
Number of specimens: 9
Number of measurements: 27
Max PZC read (of all measurements): 29.7
Min PZC read (of all measurements): 17.2
Max PZC average on one log: 28.0
Min PZC average on one log: 18.8
PZC Average of all logs: 22.2
Species: entandophragma candollei
Family: Meliaceae
Clade: Angiospermae
Description: Entandophragma candollei is a large, deciduous tree native to tropical West and Central Africa, known for its valuable, durable timber often marketed as African mahogany. It features large, pinnate leaves and distinctive woody fruit capsules.
Pictures – each from a different individual tree:




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