Anyone know anything about the wood Teys Manni?

[ersRFP]

I recently got to buy a pile of exotic wood. It was likely milled over 20 years ago. There are 2 pieces labled Teys Manni. I can't find anything on the web about it. It's most likely a teysmanniodendron sp. but I can't find any info or photos on that either.


It seems like this wood could be really extremely rare and may have some value.


Can anyone help me out with some photos or info?

I don't really want to post photos and get 100 "it looks like..." posts.

 

[altaciii]

"It looks like" nobody knows yet?:biggrin::biggrin:

Sorry, had to do that.

 

[greenmtnguy]

Manni
Manni (Symphonia globulifera) is native to the West Indies,
Mexico, and Central, North, and South America. It also
occurs in tropical West Africa. Other names include ossol
(Gabon), anani (Brazil), waika (Africa), and chewstick
(Belize), a name acquired because of its use as a primitive
toothbrush and flossing tool.
The heartwood is yellowish, grayish, or greenish brown and
is distinct from the whitish sapwood. The texture is coarse
and the grain straight to irregular. The wood is very easy to
work with both hand and machine tools, but surfaces tend to
roughen in planing and shaping. Manni air-dries rapidly with
only moderate warp and checking. Its strength is similar to
that of hickory (Carya), and the density of air-dried wood is
704 kg/m3 (44 lb/ft3). The heartwood is durable in ground
contact but only moderately resistant to dry-wood and subterranean
termites. The wood is rated as resistant to treatment
with preservatives.
Manni is a general purpose wood that is used for railroad
ties, general construction, cooperage, furniture components,
flooring, and utility plywood

 

[ersRFP]

"It looks like" nobody knows yet?:biggrin::biggrin:

Sorry, had to do that.

You know what I mean, right? I've seen "what wood is this" posts and there can be 50 different answers. It's not really all that helpful with so many guesses.