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 Wenge (Panga Panga) Wood Floors: Exotic Wood Flooring Species:Wenge

Wenge (Panga Panga) Wood Floors
Wenge- panga-panga an exotic wood floor species

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Country origin: Central Africa
Description:
Wenge wood floors are a uniform dark chocolate brown color that is used primarily for contrasting accent strips or in those areas desiring such bold dark look. Wenge is offered in selected straight grain for a very uniform look or in mixed graining, where the flat sawn figure yields a visible “flower” look. A related species from East Africa, Panga Panga, is also offered in the trade. It has the same graining as Wenge but with a more yellowish tone to it and never darkens as much as Wenge. 
 

Color Range & Color Change:

Color Range: Wenge wood flooring, once aged is very uniform in color.  Selected straight grain yields the most uniform selection.  

Color Change: Wenge wood floors exhibits a large degree of color change with pronounced darkening from the yellowish color it is when freshly milled to a deep chocolate/black brown when aged.  This process happens within a few months.

  Botanical name: Milletia, laurentii

Hardness: 1630 as compared to: Red oak- 1260 & N maple- 1450 (Janka chart)

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