Koto Veneer
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Characteristics of Koto veneer
- Latin name: Pterygota macrocarpa K. Schum., Pterygota bequaertii De Wild.; Fam. Sterculiaceae
- Other names: Kakende, Ake, Ikame, Kefe, Kyere, Awari, Poroposo, African Pterygota
- Characteristics: light colored wood with a matt shimmer, very suitable for printing and staining, slicing and rotary cut (steamed) possible
- Wood color: creamy white to yellowish brown
- Source: Tropical West- and Central Africa: Central African Republic, Congo, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Gaboon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone
- Application: as veneer mainly used as furniture backing, sliced for decoration purpose and door skins,
plywood, musical instruments
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