Movingui

Movingui’s light yellow to yellow-brown heartwood cannot be clearly distinguished from the 20-30 mm thick pale yellow, sometimes grey-yellow sapwood. Some trunks have an attractive marking. Often a yellowish constituent can be found in the vessels which can cause marking in damp conditions.

Properties of this timber species

General

• Botanical name: Distemonanthus benthamianus
• ATIBT name: Movingui
• Other names: Ayan

 Uses

• Furniture, veneer, turned goods, floors, parquet, coachbuilding, vessels for the chemical industry, construction timber, balconies, door and window frames, cutting and sculpturing

 Durability

• Resistance to fungi: class 3 (moderately durable)
• Resistance to insects: Termites class M (moderately durable)

 Density

• (590)-670-710-740-(800) kg/m³ at 12% moisture content
• Fresh 850-950 kg/m³

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