Iroko flooring is a precious, exotic floor. Time and daylight bring out the natural grain while deepening its yellow hues into richer shades of brown. Fresh Iroko is yellownish in colour tone, but turns dark brownish red with dark brown stripes due to sunlight. Grain pattern is straight or slightly undulating.
Doussie (Chlorofora excelsa) grows in equatorial forests in Africa from Guinea to Mozambique. Iroko grows to a height of 164 ft with a trunk diameter of 118 in. Another commonly used name for Iroko is kambala.
Janka-hardness 1260.
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