African teak slab table top

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Pericopsis elata is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is known by the common names African teak, afromosia, afrormosia, kokrodua and assamela. 

• Higher classification: Pericopsis
• Scientific name: Pericopsis elata
• Family: Fabaceae
• Kingdom: Plant
• Order: Fabales
• Subclass: Magnoliids

 Afrormosia closely resembles teak and is so often used as a teak substitute that it is sometimes referred to as African teak. But the wood is prized for for more than simply its resemblance to teak -- it is also valued for character and properties all its own. Afrormosia trees grow in West Africa - primarily Ghana and the Ivory Coast.