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MUNINGA

Pterocarpus angolensis

Pterocarpus angolensis of the family 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



web pics


planks


plank that is clearly curly / fiddleback, although it was not listed as either


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.


plank sold as kiaat


pen blanks sold as kiaat


turning stock



all of the following are from the BogusColorVendor so the colors are suspect


planks


planks listed as kiaat


both sides of a plank and a closeup


both sides of a plank and a closeup


figured plank



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.


scales listed as kiaat