page_title: Triplochiton scleroxylon
section_title: Uses
hierarchical_section_title: Triplochiton scleroxylon / Uses
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: gemessertes Furnier; Holzart: ABA, Abachi, Ayous, Obeche, Samba, Wawa
context_page_description: Triplochiton scleroxylon is a tree of the genus Triplochiton of the family Malvaceae. The timber is known by the common names African whitewood, abachi, obeche, wawa, ayous and sambawawa.
context_section_description: The timber yielded is typically pale yellow and is moderately soft and light for a hardwood.
  The timber is used in the manufacture of veneer, furniture, picture frames and mouldings. It is also used by guitar makers. Gibson and Fender Japan have used the wood to produce limited edition guitars.
  The tree is a host of the African silk moth, Anaphe venata, whose caterpillars feed on the leaves and spin cocoons which are then used to make silk.
  The wood is exploited in its natural habitat, a harvest that is unsustainable in some areas. However, it remains classed as 'least concern' on the IUCN Red List.
caption: Abachi wood
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