Moabi is a tree native to West Africa. It is a very durable wood, naturally covering the class 5 (use in marine environment and brackish water), adapted to uses requiring solid and resistant materials like the realization of railway slippers.
However, its exploitation is forbidden in Gabon.
Read the Tropix sheet (CIRAD).
Baillonella toxisperma
Family: SAPOTACEAE (angiosperm)
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