Anigre is an African

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commonly used for

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, interior furniture, cabinetry, and high-end

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applications. It is frequently sliced and sold as

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, although it is available in board form as well. In board form it is used for boat building, general carpentry, and other light construction uses.

Characteristics

It is considered a tropical hardwood with a clear, cylindrical bole to . It can grow to heights of with typical trunk diameters ranging from . Anigre has a medium texture with closed pores similar to maple. Growth rings aren't always well-defined, and the wood can be rather plain-looking; though certain figure is occasionally present, such as curly or mottled grain. The

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and the

heartwood Wood is a structural tissue/material found as xylem in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. It is an organic materiala natural composite of cellulosic fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin t ...

are not usually distinguishable. The heartwood is a light yellowish-brown, sometimes with a pinkish hue. Color tends to darken with age. The quarter figured veneer has become a popular choice for furniture, cabinetry, and decorative architectural applications. It is said to have a faint odor similar to Cedar. In its untreated form Anigre is susceptible to termite and fungi attacks and generally has low durability. Anigre is usually considered easy to work with hand and power tools, although depending on the origin of the wood it can have a high

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content which can dull wood working tools quickly. Anigre

Origins

Anigre is often found in tropical East and West Africa, primarily in

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but also in Angola, Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda and Zaire. Exportation from Cameroon is prohibited by local laws.

Common names

Anigre, Aningre, Anegre, Aniegre, Aniegré, Aningré,

Aningeria ''Aningeria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Sapotaceae. The genus includes five species of trees which range across tropical Africa, from Guinea Bissau eastwards to Ethiopia and Kenya, and from South Sudan south to Zimbabwe.

, Aninguerie, Mugangu, Muna, Osan, Anegre Blanc, Longhi, Mukaly, Tanganyika Nuss. Common pronunciations vary from Ah-Nee-Grey, Ah-Nee-Gra, Anna-Gra, Anna-Grey, Uh-Nee-Grey.

Scientific names

Anigre hardwood comes from several species in the family

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, including ''

Aningeria altissima ''Aningeria'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Sapotaceae. The genus includes five species of trees which range across tropical Africa, from Guinea Bissau eastwards to Ethiopia and Kenya, and from South Sudan south to Zimbabwe.

'', '' Aningeria pierrei'' (synonym ''Aningeria robusta''), '' Aningeria superba'', and ''

Gambeya gigantea ''Gambeya'' is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Sapotaceae. Its native range is tropical Africa. It is found in the countries of Angola, Benin, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, ...

'' (synonym ''Gambeyobotrys gigantea'').Tropix

References

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