Gaboon (Aucoumea klaineana) is a tropical hardwood also known as okoumé or angouma and commonly described as ebony. It is typically found in equatorial Africa (e.g. Gabon). A weak wood with low decay resistance and moderate dimensional stability, the major use of Gaboon is in the manufacture of plywood. Its attractive appearance means that it is often used decoratively as the top surface veneer in panelling and furniture or, in solid form in luxury items such as boxes for cigars or other high value items (e.g. audio equipment). Beech is a typical temperate zone hardwood The term hardwood designates wood from angiosperm trees. ... Species Black Ebony Indian and Ceylon Ebony Coromandel Ebony Ebony is a fine grained timber of several species of the genus Diospyros, which also includes persimmon trees the hard wood of which is not so highly prized. ... Africa is the worlds second-largest continent and second most populous. ... Plywood was the first type of engineered wood to be invented. ... A veneer is a thin covering over something. ... This page is about the tobacco product; for other meanings of Cigar, see Cigar (disambiguation). ...

A Gaboon is also a viper found in Africa. Binomial name Bitis gabonica The Gaboon viper is a terrestrial snake found in the rain forests of equatorial Africa. ...