OKOUME
| Origin: | Africa |
| Other names: | Mfumu, Angouma, N’goumi, Gaboon, N’kumi, Okume |
WOOD DESCRIPTION
| Color: | light red |
| Sapwood: | clearly demarcated |
| Texture: | fine |
| Grain: | straight or interlocked |
| Interlocked grain: | slight |
| Note: | More or less dark pinkish white to red brown, darkens with age. Sometimes lustrous or pearly. The grain can be slightly wavy. |
NATURAL DURABILITY AND TREATABILITY
| Funghi (according to E.N. standards): | class 4 – very poorly durable |
| Dry wood borers: | durable – sapwood demarcated (risk limited to sapwood) |
| Termites (according to E.N. standards): | class S – susceptible |
| Treatability (according to E.N. standards): | class 3 – poorly 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. |