Sipo
Origin
Moist, high forests of tropical west and east Africa, specifically in Sierra Leone, Cameroon, Liberia, Gabon, Uganda, Angola, the Ivory Coast and Ghana.
Color
Heartwood is pinkish brown, darkening in colour to a rich, red or purple brown.
Characteristics
Texture is moderately fine and the grain can range from interlocked to irregular, which will yield a wide, irregularly striped figure on quartered surfaces.
Application
Built-in furniture, Partitions and Decorative surfaces.
Quarter
Crown
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