Bubinga

(Guibourtia tessmannii)

Africa

The growth range of the species is reported to be the Cameroons, Gabon, and the Ivory Coast. The species is also reported to grow in Zaire.

Bubinga is also commonly referred to as Akume, Bingbinga, Essingang, Kevazingo, Ovang, Waka. Tree is very small and normally is only found with 5 to 15 inch diameter trunks.

The heartwood is medium red-brown or red to reddish-brown in color, with lighter red to purple veins while the sapwood is whitish in color. Upon exposure, the wood becomes yellow or medium brown with a reddish tint, and the veining becomes less conspicuous. The grain may be straight or interlocked. Logs with very irregular grain are rotary cut into veneers called Kevasingo.