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Entandrophragma angolense

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Identification
Entandrophragma angolense (Welw.) C.DC. [family MELIACEAE ]
Related name
  • Entandrophragma angolense
Common name
  • doe-tue (AGV) (LIBERIA, KRU-GUERE (Krahn)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • mountain mahogany; Ijebu mahogany (Nigeria)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • bee-a (AGV) bie-eh (GK) (LIBERIA, DAN), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • baka-biraingui = king of the forest (A Chev.) tiama (A Chev.) tiama-tiama (A Chev. (IVORY COAST, ABE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • njila-bola (def. -lei) (King) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • gedunohor (from Edo); tiama; asaka, esaka; edinam; edman; ipaki; eba; oronwood; acajou tiama (Ivory Coast)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • tiama (from Abe, Ivory Coast)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • tiama (auctt.) (IVORY COAST, VULGAR), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4

Flora

Entry for Entandrophragma angolense (Welw.) C. DC. [family MELIACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 1, Part 2,
Names
Entandrophragma angolense (Welw.) C. DC. [family MELIACEAE], in Bull. Herb. Boiss. 2: 582, t. 2! (1894); Aubrév. l.c. 138, t. 179, t. 181, a, t. 182, a, t. 183, 3–4; For. Trees & Timbers Brit. Emp. 4: 36, fig. 5, t. 5; Harms l.c. 57, fig. 6; Pellegr. l.c. 38; Staner l.c. 224.
Swietenia angolensis Welw. [family MELIACEAE], (1859)
Entandrophragma macrophyllum A. Chev. [family MELIACEAE], VegUtil5: 196 (1909) — F.W.T.A., ed1, 1: 495; Kennedy l.c168
Entandrophragma angolense var. macrophyllum (A. Chev.) Panshin [family MELIACEAE], (1933)
Entandrophragma septentrionale A. Chev. [family MELIACEAE], l.c205 (1909) — F.W.T.A., ed1, 1: 495
Entandrophragma rederi Harms [family MELIACEAE], (1910) — F.W.T.A., ed1, 1: 495; Kennedy l.c180
Entandrophragma leplaei Vermoesen [family MELIACEAE], (1921) — Kennedy l.c.
Information
A largeforesttree, to 160 ft. high, with long straight bole and rather open crown; buttresses broad, but low; bark relatively smooth, pale grey-brown to orange-brown, with scales flaking off high up the tree; slash dark red and pink with white radial streaks, very slightly scented; leaves clustered at the ends of the branches; inflorescences puberulous or glabrous; flowers yellowish.
Habitat
forest
Range
Extends to A.–E. Sudan, Uganda, Belgian Congo and Angola
Distribution
Fr. G.: Kissi Circle (Feb.) Chev. 20698.S.L.: Niyagoi, Dama Chiefdom King 173! Gorahun (fr. June) Small 715! Kambul Hills North Small 842!IV.C.: Bouroukrou (Jan.)G.C.: Axim (fr.S.Nig.: Gambari Group F.R. W. D. MacGregor 559! 560! Sapoba (Nov.舑Jan.) Kennedy 456! 1174! 1194! 1237! 1264! 1793! 1984! 2077!Br.Cam.: Victoria Maitland 410! Likomba (fr. Dec.) Mildbr. 10796! Buea (fl. 8 fr. Mar.) Maitland 461! 534! Nchan, Bamenda (Mar) Johnstone 90/31!F.Po: Mildbr 6432.

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