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Open grain, hard, heavy, durable, and strong resemblance to Mahogany
Color Range
Medium red brown, very similar to Mahogany
Other Names
Kalungi, Sipo, Utile
Some Typical Uses
Furniture, flooring, cabinets
What's the Tree Like?
The tree attains a height of 150 to 200 feet (45 to 60 m), with a trunk diameter of 30 to 72 inches (80 to180 cm). Boles are often straight, of good form, and are free of branches to about 100 feet (30 m).
Sipo grows in
Africa - Angola, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zaire