sapele

LATIN NAME: Entandrophragma cylindricum

OTHER COMMON NAMES: sapell

Common Thicknesses are 4/4, 8/4

Janka Hardness Value: 1510

The commercially important wood is reminiscent of mahogany, a member of the same family, with a distinctive figure, typically applied where figure is important. It has a density of 640 kg/m3. Demand for sapele, often marketed as "African mahogany," has increased sharply as a mahogany substitute in recent years due to genuine mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla) becoming a CITES Appendix II listed species.