Ceiba
Wood species / Trade name:
Ceiba, African Lacewood, Sumauma
Names:
- German: Ceiba
Botanical name:
Ceiba Pentandra
Character / Color:
Ceiba grows in West and East Africa. The tree trunk can grow up to 50m high.
Sapwood might be light grey to yellowish-white; partly also with a slightly pinkish shade without any distinguished core wood. Light-coloured and very lightweighted wood with partly "unstable" grain, but otherwise plain wood surface.
Main occurence:
Africa
Usage:
Interior woodwork, Furniture, Doors