Isoberlinia doka

Isoberlinia doka
Dry forest of Isoberlinia doka in Comoé-Léraba Reserve, Burkina Faso
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Genus:	Isoberlinia
Species:	I. doka
Binomial name
Isoberlinia doka Craib & Stapf

Isoberlinia doka is a hardwood tree native to African tropical savannas and Guinean forest-savanna mosaic dry forests where it can form single species stands. ^[2] The tree is exploited for its economic value as a commercial timber. The leaves and shoots of the tree dominate the diet of the Giant Eland in its range. ^[3] The tree is a host plant for Anaphe moloneyi (superfamily Thaumetopoeidae), one of the caterpillars that produces a wild silk, sayan, local to parts of Nigeria. ^[4]

References

1. Contu, S. (2012). "Isoberlinia doka". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2012 e.T19892774A20090324. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T19892774A20090324.en . Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. Baker, Kathleen M. (2000). Indigenous Land Management in West Africa: An Environmental Balancing Act (Oxford Geographical and Environmental Studies). Oxford University Press. ISBN   0-19-823393-0.
3. Kingdon, Jonathan (1984). East African Mammals: An Atlas of Evolution in Africa. University of Chicago Press. ISBN   0-226-43718-3.
4. Kriger, Colleen E. (2006). Cloth in West African History. AltaMira Press. ISBN   0-7591-0422-0.

External links

• Isoberlinia doka in West African plants – A Photo Guide.