| Latin Name |
Common names include: |
Distribution includes: |
| Afzelia africana |
* Lengue', Lenke', Lingue', Linke' (Maninkakan), and Lingue (French) |
Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali,
Senegal, and Sierra Leone. |
| Azadirachta indica |
Neem |
Planted and
naturalized throughout west Africa. |
| Bombax costatum |
* Melina (drum making), Bumu (Bamanankan), Boumou
(Dioula), Bounboun (Mandenkan), matchwood, whitewood, bois blanc |
Burkina Faso,
Gambia, Guinea, Mali, and Senegal. |
| Cordia millenii |
Tweneboa, commonly used in Ghana drums |
Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, and Liberia. |
| Cordia platythyrsa |
Tweneboa |
Sierra Leone to
Cameroun |
| Cordyla pinnata |
Dim (French), Dimb (Wolof), * Dougoura (Bamanankan and Maninkakan), Dugura (Bamanankan), and bush mango. Dougi,* Doukie,and duki |
Burkina Faso Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, Gambia,
and Senegal. |
| Gmelina arborea |
Melina (generally not used in drum making) |
Native to southern
Asia. Planted from Senegal to Cameroun. |
| Khaya anthotheca. |
Acajou blanc, soft wood |
Sierra Leone to Ghana. |
| Khaya grandifoliola |
* Acajou (French), and Broad-leaved mahogany |
Cote d'Ivoire, and Guinea. |
| Khaya ivorensis |
Acajou d' Afrique (French) African Mahogany |
Cote d'Ivoire, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. |
| Khaya senegalens |
* Acajou du Se'ne'gal(French), Diala and * Djala (Maninkakan), and Jala (Bamanankan) |
Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Senegal, and Sierra Leone. |
| Mansonia altissima |
Mansonia |
Ghana and Ivory Coast. |
| Milicia excelsa |
Iroko, classic in Cote d'Ivoire drums |
Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, and Sierra Leone. |
| Milicia regia |
Iroko, Sine'(Bamanankan) |
Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Senegal, and Sierra Leone. |
| Prosopis africana |
Gele (Bamanankan), Bele, Celen |
Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Senegal, and Sierra Leone. |
| Pterocarpus erinaceus |
Goni and * Gue'ni / Guenou (Bamanankan), Keno and M'gouin (Maninkakan), Kare, Kari, and * Khari(Susu), Khadi, Hare, goueni, gonee, aka guin, and * Balafon wood |
Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Senegal, and Sierra Leone. |
| Pterocarpus soyauxii |
Padauk and Padouk |
Nigeria and countries to the south. |
Relative Hardness Chart for African Drum woods
| LIGHT |
LIGHT or MEDIUM (depends on specific tree) |
MEDIUM |
MEDIUM or HEAVY (depends on specific tree) |
HEAVY |
Bombax costatum (Bumu, Bounboun)
Cordia millenii (Tweneboa)
Cordia platythyrsa
Gmelina arborea (Melina) |
Khaya ivorensis (Acajou) |
Khaya anthotheca (Acajou)
Mansonia altissima (Mansonia)
Milicia excelsa (Iroko)
Milicia regia (Iroko, Sine') |
Azadirachta indica (Neem)
Khaya grandifoliola (Acajou) |
Afzelia africana (Lengue')
Cordyla pinnata (Dimb, Dougoura, Dugura, Doukie)
Khaya senegalensis (Acajou, Diala and Jala)
Prosopis africana (Gele)
Pterocarpus erinaceus (Gue'ni, Keno, Kari, Khadi and balafon wood)
Pterocarpus soyauxii (Padauk) |
Melina |
Iroko |
Guenou - Mali |
Lenke |
Djala (Akajou) |
Khari |
Dougoura (Doukie) |
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