Summary
Place of publication:
Syn. pl. 1:455. 1805
Comment:
authorship verified from original literature
Verified:
02/03/1988
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
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Common names
English
African-mahogany –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Africa | East Tropical Africa | Uganda | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Chad | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | Northeast Tropical Africa | Sudan | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Benin | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Côte D'Ivoire | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Ghana | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Guinea | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Guinea-Bissau | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Mali | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Niger | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Nigeria | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Senegal | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Sierra Leone | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West Tropical Africa | Togo | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Cameroon | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Central African Republic | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Equatorial Guinea | | |
| 1 | Native | Africa | West-Central Tropical Africa | Zaire | | |
Native
Africa
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EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Uganda
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NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Sudan, Chad
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WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Benin, Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
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WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Central African Republic, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, Zaire
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Materials | wood | | Boutelje, J. B. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature. 1980 |
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System.
2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network
(GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=1657.
Accessed 17 December 2025.