Tali Wood
Scientific Name: Erythrophleum suaveolens, Erythrophleum ivorense
Family : ERYTHROXYLACEAE (angiosperme)
Other Names : Missanda
Uses: joinery, flooring, railway sleepers, harbor and dock work, turnings, construction and bridges. It is also used in boat building and marine construction.
Description: The Tali tree grows to an average height of 30 meters. The trunk cross-section is often irregular. The branch-free trunk measures an average of 15 meters and has low roots.
The heartwood is brownish yellow to brownish red, with the growth sometimes involving large color differences. The wood darkens under the influence of the light. Sometimes slightly darker colored stripes occur. The sapwood is yellow-grey to dark yellow.