Other names sometimes used for wenge include faux ebony, dikela, mibotu, bokonge, and awong.

Wenge (/ˈwɛŋɡeɪ/ WENG-gay) is a tropical timber, very dark in colour with a distinctive figure and pattern.

This concentration of weight in the big and/or small cup facilitates balance tricks such as lunars.

The dust produced when cutting or sanding wenge can cause dermatitis similar to the effects of poison ivy and is an irritant to the eyes.

[citation needed] Splinters are septic, similar to those of greenheart (the wood of Chlorocardium rodiei).