ZEBRAWOOD

Botanical Name: Microberlinia Brazzavillensis

Common Names: zebrano, zingana, allene, ele, amouk

This beautiful wood is quartersawn for the grain interest. The grain pattern looks very much like zebra stripes although the darker stripes are much thinner than the lighter stripes. The dark stripes range from dark brown to almost black and the lighter portion ranges from light tan to golden yellow. Zebrawood tend to grow best in Western and South Africa