Our Mission:
To supply first quality African Hardwoods from Mozambique.
Our Vision:
To guarantee the sustainability of our forest resources in Mozambique.
Who we are Species Products Location Contacts
Who we are Our species Our products Where we are Our contacts
Mecrusse

Mecrusse
Scientific Name Androstachys johnsonii
Family Euphorbiaceae
Other names: Lebombo, IronWood, Mezimbite, Nsimbitsi
Distribution: East Africa
The wood: Heartwood light or medium brown, reddish tint, with darker markings; sapwood yellowish white, not sharply demarcated. Texture very fine and even; grain straight. It weighs 920 Kg/m3 with 12 % of humidity
Seasoning: Seasons slowly
Workability: Sawing and machining is particularly difficult for the timber is very hard
Uses: It is used for flooring, railway crossties, turnery or heavy construction

@copyright 1996-2008 Inchope Madeiras