Cultivated in plantations. Native trees are 60 to 90 ft high and 2.5 to 4 ft in diameter. On the best sites may reach a height of 80 ft and a diameter of 2.5 ft in 5 years. Slight buttresses develop in the larger trees. Air-dry density about 8 to 14 pcf, averaging in the trade 10 pcf.
Movement is reported be small.
Dull or thick-edged cutters tend to give a woolly finish in planing. The wood is too soft to hold nails and screws but glues satisfactorily. Prone to blue stain if not converted rapidly. 282-3Logs are delivered to a sawmill in southern Nigeria. Export of logs fro this region, as well as from most other tropical areas, is being restricted.