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MUNINGA
Pterocarpus angolensis
Pterocarpus angolensis of the Leguminosae (subfamily Papilionoideae), the legume or pea family
a teak-substitute from southern Africa, also known as kiaat
My thanks to Paul van Rijckevorsel for this summary
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planks
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both of these pics were labled kiaat and are from a vendor who tends to show many woods as purple, regardless of the actual color of the wood, so I find the color here to be very dubious.
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plank sold as kiaat
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pen blanks sold as kiaat
turning stock
all of the following are from the BogusColorVendor so the colors are suspect
planks
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planks listed as kiaat
both sides of a plank and a closeup
both sides of a plank and a closeup
figured plank
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both sides and two closeups of a plank labled as "fiddleback" kiaat. I find the "fiddleback" designation highly dubious. It's clear from the closeup that there are at least some areas on the plank with a tight curl, but this is a very sloppy fiddleback.