SIPO
| Origin: | Africa |
| Other names: | Kalungi, Assi, Abebay, Mufumbi, Sipo-Mahogany, Asseng-Assie, Utile, Bokoi, Liboyo |
WOOD DESCRIPTION
| Color: | red brown |
| Sapwood: | clearly demarcated |
| Texture: | medium |
| Grain: | interlocked |
| Interlocked grain: | slight |
| Note: | Some logs are not floatable. Wood pinkish brown to red brown slightly purplish, with moiré shades. Ribbon like aspect on quartersawn. Irregular grain. |
NATURAL DURABILITY AND TREATABILITY
| Funghi (according to E.N. standards): | class 2-3 – durable to moderately durable |
| Dry wood borers: | durable – sapwood demarcated (risk limited to sapwood) |
| Termites (according to E.N. standards): | class M – moderately durable |
| Treatability (according to E.N. standards): | class 4 – not permeable |
| Use class ensured by natural durability: | class 2 – inside or under cover (dampness possible) |
| Species covering the use class 5: | No |
| Note: | This species is listed in the European standard NF EN 350-2. |