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Article: A cache of color: black or light, figured or plain, limba makes beautiful music.(WOOD OF THE MONTH: Limba)
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- Wood & Wood Products
- Article date:
- May 1, 2009
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Family Name
Terminalia superba of the Family Combretaceae
Common Names
Limba, white limba, black limba, frake, afara, light afara, limba clair, limba blanc, dark afara, limba noir, limba bariole, egoin, ofram, korina, akom
Height/Weight
The tree grows to 150 feet, with trunk diameters of 4 to 8 feet. The wood has an average weight of 34 pounds per cubic foot with a specific gravity of 0.45.