African rosewood

Last updated September 29, 2025

African rosewood is a common name for several plants and may refer to:

Millettia laurentii , a legume tree from Africa and native to the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Cameroon, Gabon and Equatorial Guinea.^[1] The tree produces "wenge", a kind of wood.
Species in the genus Guibourtia , including
- Guibourtia coleosperma , a tree species found almost exclusively on Kalahari Sand in Angola, but also in nearby south-central African countries.^[2]
Hagenia abyssinica , also known as East African Rosewood, is a species of flowering plant native to the high-elevation regions of central and eastern Africa.^[3]

Plants named African rosewood

Millettia laurentii
Hagenia abyssinica

References

↑ African Regional Workshop (Conservation & Sustainable Management of Trees, Zimbabwe, July 1996) (1998). "Millettia laurentii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998 e.T33219A9767710. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33219A9767710.en . Retrieved 9 January 2018.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
↑ Hyde, M.A.; Wursten, B.T.; Ballings, P.; Coates Palgrave, M. (2015). "Guibourtia coleosperma". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 2 March 2015.
↑ Bruijnzeel, L.A.; F. N. Scatena; L. S. Hamilton (2010). Tropical Montane Cloud Forests: Science for Conservation and Management. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 137. ISBN 978-0-521-76035-5.

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[1] African Regional Workshop (Conservation & Sustainable Management of Trees, Zimbabwe, July 1996) (1998). "Millettia laurentii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998 e.T33219A9767710. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33219A9767710.en . Retrieved 9 January 2018.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[2] Hyde, M.A.; Wursten, B.T.; Ballings, P.; Coates Palgrave, M. (2015). "Guibourtia coleosperma". Flora of Zimbabwe. Retrieved 2 March 2015.

[3] Bruijnzeel, L.A.; F. N. Scatena; L. S. Hamilton (2010). Tropical Montane Cloud Forests: Science for Conservation and Management. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. p. 137. ISBN 978-0-521-76035-5.

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