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Entandrophragma angolense (Welw.) C. DC. [family MELIACEAE]

Date Updated: 5 February 2007

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.

Date Updated: 5 February 2007

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.
Entandrophragma angolense (Welw.) C. DC. [family MELIACEAE]
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