WENGE
Officially, Wenge only includes wood of the Millettia laurentii species. It must not be confused with Panga-Panga (M. stuhlmannii), which derives from Eastern Africa.
Description
| Botanical name: | Millettia laurentii |
| Overall character: | A very decorative dark wood with patterns rich in contrast in the cutting direction. |
| Color and structure: | The slim sapwood (2 to 5 centimetres) is light yellow to grey. The freshly cut heartwood has a light brown-yellow color that darkens to a black-brown shade under the light and creates a clear contrast with the sapwood. |
| Characteristics/features: | The heartwood has a good resistance to wood-destroying fungi, dry wood insects and termites and is also moderately resistant to marine wood destroyers. |
| Areas of use: | Due to the particularly decorative properties, in recent times Wengé is almost exclusively used in high-quality interior design, especially for impactful veneers, parquet, furniture, woodturning or inlay work. |
| Sources: | https://www.holzvomfach.de |