Utile

Utile                                                                                        Density:  660 kg/m3

Commercial Names:  Sipo.

Scientific name:  Entandrophragma Utile.   

Family: Meliaceae.

Distribution:  West and East Africa.

General Description: The heartwood matures from pink-brown to a deep red-brown.  The grain is interlocked to rather irregular, producing a wide irregular striped figure on quarter-cut.        

Suitable Externally:    Yes

Max. Fire-Rating:        FD60