Antiaris Antiaris spp. Distributed throughout the high forest zone of West, Central, and East Africa on widely varying sites.
Wood is whitish or light yellow brown with no distinction between sapwood and heartwood.
Movement in service is rated as small. Wood is perishable and liable to ambrosia beetle and powder-post beetle attack. Very susceptible to sap stain, requires rapid extraction and chemical treatments. Easy to treat using either open tank or pressure systems.