MOVINGUI

movingui TROPICAL TIMBER USES

The exotic species movingui is a lemon yellow to yellow brown wood. It is a medium-heavy, medium-hard to hard wood. It does not require preservative treatment against dry wood borers, however it may need to be treated if there is a risk of temporary moistening.

Movingui is widely commercialized, particularly because of its versatility. It is used

• in interior joinery, in cabinet making for luxury furniture
• in exterior joinery
• for the manufacture of plywood.

Where to buy Movingui?

DISTRIBUTION AREA OF the species movingui

The species movingui is found in West Africa, along the Gulf of Guinea, from Sierra Leone in the North to Gabon in the South.

ECOLOGY OF THE SPECIES movingui

Movingui loses its leaves for a short period of time. The seeds are spread by the wind.

DESCRIPTION OF movingui TROPICAL TIMBER

See the Tropix sheet (CIRAD).

•  Color: yellow
• Sapwood: clearly demarcated
• Texture: medium
• Grain: interlocked
• Interlocked grain: slight

PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF movingui TROPICAL TIMBER

See the Tropix sheet (CIRAD).

NATURAL DURABILITY AND TREATABILITY OF movingui TROPICAL TIMBER

See the Tropix sheet (CIRAD).

• Funghi: class 3 - moderately durable
• Dry wood borers: durable - sapwood demarcated (risk limited to sapwood)
• Termites : class M - moderately durable
• Treatability: class 4 - not permeable
• Use class ensured by natural durability: class 2 - inside or under cover (dampness possible)
• Species covering the use class 5: No

PROCESSING OF movingui TROPICAL TIMBER

See the Tropix sheet (CIRAD).

Sources :

• CIRAD
• ATIBT
• Q. Meunier, C. Moumbogou, J.-L. Doucet, 2015, Les arbres utiles du Gabon
  

Copyright photo: Q. Meunier, C. Moumbogou, J.-L. Doucet, 2015, Les arbres utiles du Gabon (trunk, foliage, flowers)