Lovoa trichilioides

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Lovoa trichilioides
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae
Genus: Lovoa
Species:
L. trichilioides
Binomial name
Lovoa trichilioides

Lovoa trichilioides, also called African walnut, Congowood, dibetou or tigerwood, is a species of tree in the family Meliaceae found in Central Africa.

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It is threatened by habitat loss, but is listed as IUCN3.1, a species of least concern. [1]

Range

The tree is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Status

Germination success is somewhat limited by short-lived seeds which are heavily predated[ clarify ]. Exploitation rates are high. It is one of the two principal timber species in Congo.

It is threatened by habitat loss, but is listed as IUCN3.1, a species of least concern. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Barstow, M. (2018). "Lovoa trichilioides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2018: e.T33057A110072571. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T33057A110072571.en . Retrieved 16 November 2021.


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