| Millettia laurentii | |
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| Tree in flower | |
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| Tangentially-sawn wood | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Millettia |
| Species: | M. laurentii
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| Binomial name | |
| Millettia laurentii | |
| Wenge | |
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 Color coordinates | |
| Hex triplet | #645452 |
| sRGBB (r, g, b) | (100, 84, 82) |
| HSV (h, s, v) | (7°, 18%, 39%) |
| CIELChuv (L, C, h) | (37, 10, 20°) |
| Source | [1] |
| B: Normalized to [0–255] (byte) | |
Millettia laurentii is a legume tree from Africa and is native to the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea. The species is listed as "endangered" in the IUCN Red List, principally due to the destruction of its habitat and over-exploitation for timber.[1] Wenge, a dark coloured wood, is the product of Millettia laurentii. Other names sometimes used for wenge include faux ebony, dikela, mibotu, bokonge, and awong. The wood's distinctive colour is standardised as a "wenge" colour in many systems.
- ^ a b "Millettia laurentii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998. African Regional Workshop (Conservation & Sustainable Management of Trees, Zimbabwe, July 1996): e.T33219A9767710. 1998. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33219A9767710.en.
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