{"id":394,"date":"2009-01-03T20:26:45","date_gmt":"2009-01-04T02:26:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/?p=394"},"modified":"2023-05-19T23:10:30","modified_gmt":"2023-05-20T04:10:30","slug":"okoume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/okoume\/","title":{"rendered":"Okoume"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"394\" class=\"elementor elementor-394\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-28dadb08 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"28dadb08\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6704c248\" data-id=\"6704c248\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52619a83 custom-breadcrumbs elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"52619a83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/\"><!-- home --><i class=\"fa fa-home\"><\/i><\/a><strong> &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/hardwoods\/\">Hardwoods<\/a> &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/hardwoods\/burseraceae\/\">Burseraceae<\/a> &gt;<a> Aucoumea <\/a>&gt; <\/strong>klaineana\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-60774702\" data-id=\"60774702\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fb5c177 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fb5c177\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/references\">DATA SOURCE(S):<\/a> 1,2,5,14<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4ac9c398 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4ac9c398\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-72ffd9e5\" data-id=\"72ffd9e5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b12b484 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b12b484\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_37822\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37822\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aucoumea-klaineana.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-37822\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aucoumea-klaineana-225x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aucoumea-klaineana-225x450.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aucoumea-klaineana-300x600.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aucoumea-klaineana-75x150.jpg 75w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aucoumea-klaineana.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37822\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Okoume (Aucoumea klaineana)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1990b764\" data-id=\"1990b764\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4227904e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4227904e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/common-name\/\"><strong>Common Name(s):<\/strong><\/a> Okoume, gabon<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/scientific-name\/\"><strong>Scientific Name:<\/strong><\/a> <i>Aucoumea klaineana<\/i><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/distribution\/\"><strong>Distribution:<\/strong><\/a> Central Africa (primarily Gabon)<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/tree-size\/\"><strong>Tree Size:<\/strong><\/a> 100-130 ft <span class=\"metric\">(30-40 m)<\/span> tall,<\/p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3-6 ft <span class=\"metric\">(1-1.8 m)<\/span> trunk diameter<\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/average-dried-weight\/\"><strong>Average Dried Weight:<\/strong><\/a> 27 lbs\/ft<sup>3<\/sup> <span class=\"metric\">(430 kg\/m<sup>3<\/sup>)<\/span><\/p><p><a class=\"inf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/specific-gravity\/\"><strong>Specific Gravity (Basic, 12% MC)<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ejm\">:<\/span> 0.35, 0.43<\/p><p><a class=\"inf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/janka-hardness\/\"><strong>Janka Hardness<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ejm\">:<\/span> 400 lb<sub>f<\/sub> <span class=\"metric\">(1,790 N)<\/span><\/p><p><a class=\"inf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/modulus-of-rupture\/\"><strong>Modulus of Rupture<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ejm\">:<\/span> 10,870 lb<sub>f<\/sub>\/in<sup>2<\/sup> <span class=\"metric\">(75 MPa)<\/span><\/p><p><a class=\"inf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/modulus-of-elasticity\/\"><strong>Elastic Modulus<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ejm\">:<\/span> 1,228,000 lb<sub>f<\/sub>\/in<sup>2<\/sup> <span class=\"metric\">(8.47 GPa)<\/span><\/p><p><a class=\"inf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/crushing-strength\/\"><strong>Crushing Strength<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ejm\">:<\/span> 5,250 lb<sub>f<\/sub>\/in<sup>2<\/sup> <span class=\"metric\">(36.2 MPa)<\/span><\/p><p><a class=\"inf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/dimensional-shrinkage\/\"><strong>Shrinkage<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ejm\">:<\/span> Radial: 4.6%, Tangential: 7.1%,<\/p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Volumetric: 12.2%, T\/R Ratio: 1.5<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44f2d66 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44f2d66\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#pics\"><i class=\"fa fa-camera-retro fa-lg\"><\/i> <strong>More images<\/strong><\/a> | <a href=\"#identification\"><i class=\"fa fa-search fa-lg\"><\/i> <strong>Identification<\/strong><\/a>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2d0dc2c0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2d0dc2c0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-23091f45\" data-id=\"23091f45\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c74e4bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3c74e4bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-color-appearance\/\"><strong>Color\/Appearance:<\/strong><\/a> Heartwood ranges from a pale pink to light brown. Color darkens with age. Narrow heartwood is grayish white, not clearly demarcated from heartwood. The grain patterns can bear a resemblance to mahogany, and one of okoume&#8217;s lesser-used commercial names is Gaboon mahogany, though it bears no relation to either <a class=\"hw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/african-mahogany\/\">African mahogany <em>(Khaya<\/em> spp.)<\/a> or the New World <a class=\"hw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/honduran-mahogany\/\"><em>Swietenia<\/em> species<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-grain-texture\/\">Grain\/Texture:<\/a><\/strong> Grain is straight to wavy or slightly interlocked. Texture is medium, with good natural luster.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-durability\/\">Rot Resistance:<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0Rated as non-durable; poor insect resistance.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-workability\/\"><strong>Workability:<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0High silica content has a pronounced blunting effect on cutters. Planing and shaping may produce tearout or fuzzy surfaces. Glues and finishes well.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-odor\/\">Odor:<\/a><\/strong> No characteristic odor.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-allergies-and-toxicity\/\"><strong>Allergies\/Toxicity:<\/strong><\/a> Although severe reactions are quite uncommon, okoume has been reported to cause skin, eye, and respiratory irritation, as well as other effects such as asthma-like symptoms, coughing, and conjunctivitis (pink eye). These hazards are especially pertinent as okoume is often processed locally in workplaces with minimal safety standards.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_394_1('footnote_plugin_reference_394_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_394_1('footnote_plugin_reference_394_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_394_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[1]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_394_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Comlan, P., Ezinah, F., Wezet, G. N., Anyunzoghe, E. S., &amp; Ossoubita, B. O. (2007). Occupational health and safety problems among workers in wood processing enterprises of Libreville, Gabon.&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_394_1('footnote_plugin_reference_394_1_1');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_394_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_394_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> See the articles <a class=\"ar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-allergies-and-toxicity\/\">Wood Allergies and Toxicity<\/a> and <a class=\"ar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-dust-safety\/\">Wood Dust Safety<\/a> for more information.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/wood-pricing-availability\/\"><strong>Pricing\/Availability:<\/strong><\/a> Most commonly sold as veneer and\/or plywood, okoume should be moderately priced for an imported hardwood, though highly figured pieces of veneer or solid wood are much more expensive.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/restricted-and-endangered-wood-species\/\"><strong>Sustainability:<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0This wood species is not listed in the CITES Appendices, but\u00a0is on the IUCN Red List. It is listed as\u00a0vulnerable due to a population reduction of over 20% in the past three generations, caused by a decline in its natural range, and exploitation.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #105378;\"><strong>Common Uses:<\/strong><\/span> Veneer, plywood, boatbuilding, musical instruments, furniture, and interior millwork.<\/p><\/blockquote><blockquote><p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #105378;\"><strong>Comments:<\/strong><\/span> Sometimes simply called gabon or gaboon (not to be confused with <a class=\"hw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/gaboon-ebony\/\">Gaboon ebony<\/a>), the wood is commercially important in the country of Gabon, where it&#8217;s the principle timber species.<span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_394_1('footnote_plugin_reference_394_1_2');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_394_1('footnote_plugin_reference_394_1_2');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_394_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[2]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_394_1_2\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Collomb, J. G. (2000).\u00a0<span class=\"ext-footnote\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cabdirect.org\/cabdirect\/abstract\/20036792649\"><i>A first look at logging in Gabon<\/i>.<\/a><\/span> World Resources Institute.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_394_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_394_1_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script><span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_394_1('footnote_plugin_reference_394_1_3');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_394_1('footnote_plugin_reference_394_1_3');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_394_1_3\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">[3]<\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_394_1_3\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Guidosse, Q., Du Jardin, P., White, L., Lassois, L., &amp; Doucet, J. L. (2022). Gabon\u2019s green gold: a bibliographical review of thirty years of research on okoum\u00e9 (Aucoumea klaineana&nbsp;&#x2026; <span class=\"footnote_tooltip_continue\"  onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_394_1('footnote_plugin_reference_394_1_3');\">Continue reading<\/span><\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_394_1_3').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_394_1_3', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top center', relative: true, offset: [-7, 0], });<\/script> Even though it&#8217;s used almost exclusively in veneer form in North America, exports of both veneer and solid lumber are much more common in Asia and Europe.<\/p><\/blockquote>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element 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data-id=\"25e8e827\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Do you have images of projects made from this wood species? You can submit them to me <a class=\"ext\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/donating-wood-samples\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-48213e51 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"48213e51\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" id=\"identification\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-163a5a7b\" data-id=\"163a5a7b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-78773fe0\" data-id=\"78773fe0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-324bd886 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"324bd886\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-a39b212\" data-id=\"a39b212\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62d758f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62d758f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_37825\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37825\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aucoumea-klaineana4.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-37825\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aucoumea-klaineana4-225x338.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aucoumea-klaineana4-225x338.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aucoumea-klaineana4-400x600.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aucoumea-klaineana4-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aucoumea-klaineana4.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37825\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Okoume (endgrain 10x)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e18a2ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e18a2ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_37824\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-37824\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aucoumea-klaineana3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-37824\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aucoumea-klaineana3-225x45.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"45\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aucoumea-klaineana3-225x45.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aucoumea-klaineana3-600x120.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aucoumea-klaineana3-100x20.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/aucoumea-klaineana3.jpg 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-37824\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Okoume (endgrain 1x)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1cf6548f\" data-id=\"1cf6548f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19b27472 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"19b27472\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a class=\"inf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/hardwood-anatomy\/#porosity\"><strong>Porosity<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ejm\">:<\/span> diffuse porous<\/p><p><a class=\"inf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/hardwood-anatomy\/#arrangement\"><strong>Arrangement<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ejm\">:<\/span> solitary and radial multiples<\/p><p><a class=\"inf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/hardwood-anatomy\/#size\"><strong>Vessels<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ejm\">:<\/span> large to very large, few to very few; tyloses occasionally present<\/p><p><a class=\"inf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/hardwood-anatomy\/#paratracheal\"><strong>Parenchyma<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ejm\">:<\/span> generally not visible, even with hand lens<\/p><p><a class=\"inf\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/hardwood-anatomy\/#rays\"><strong>Rays<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ejm\">:<\/span> narrow width; normal spacing; storied rays present<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #105378;\"><strong>Lookalikes\/Substitutes:<\/strong><\/span> Okoume can bear a close resemblance to <a class=\"hw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/honduran-mahogany\/\">true mahogany <em>(Swietenia<\/em> spp.)<\/a> and <a class=\"ar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/mahogany-mixups-the-lowdown\/\">mahogany-like woods<\/a>, and given it&#8217;s natural range in Central Africa, it&#8217;s most likely to get confused with <a class=\"hw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/african-mahogany\/\"><em>Khaya ivorensis<\/em><\/a>, a similarly lightweight species with partially overlapping distribution. Generally, <em>Khaya<\/em> species will be 25-50% heavier (depending on species and growing conditions), as well as feature wider and more prominent rays.<\/p><p><span style=\"color: #105378;\"><strong>Notes:<\/strong><\/span> None.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ea7eac1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ea7eac1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-63a7a558\" data-id=\"63a7a558\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c746d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"8c746d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/\"><!-- home --><i class=\"fa fa-home\"><\/i><\/a><strong> &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/hardwoods\/\">Hardwoods<\/a> &gt; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/hardwoods\/burseraceae\/\">Burseraceae<\/a> &gt;<a> Aucoumea <\/a>&gt; <\/strong>Related Species\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d90560a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d90560a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The <em>Aucoumea<\/em> genus contains only one species, <em>A. klaineana,<\/em> represented on this page as okoume.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-41bf56f6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"41bf56f6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5923fb03\" data-id=\"5923fb03\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2777de60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2777de60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #105378;\"><strong>Related Content:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-58aa0436 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"58aa0436\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5939542b\" data-id=\"5939542b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c8a9bb9 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c8a9bb9\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2bcfea80\" data-id=\"2bcfea80\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-56945a7f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"56945a7f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure id=\"attachment_29681\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-29681\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/halo-woods\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-banner wp-image-29681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/halo-woods-250x167.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"250\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/halo-woods-250x167.jpg 250w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/halo-woods-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/halo-woods-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/halo-woods-100x67.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/halo-woods-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/halo-woods.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-29681\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wood-database.com\/wood-articles\/halo-woods\/\"><strong>Halo Woods (and Shady Naming Practices<\/strong> Well known woods can have their &#8220;brand recognition&#8221; 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