''Entandrophragma'' is a genus of eleven known species of
deciduous
In the fields of horticulture and Botany, the term ''deciduous'' () means "falling off at maturity" and "tending to fall off", in reference to trees and shrubs that seasonally shed leaves, usually in the autumn; to the shedding of petals, ...
tree
In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are ...
s in the family
Meliaceae
Meliaceae, the mahogany family, is a flowering plant family of mostly trees and shrubs (and a few herbaceous plants, mangroves) in the order Sapindales.
They are characterised by alternate, usually pinnate leaves without stipules, and by syncar ...
.
Description
''Entandrophragma'' is restricted to tropical
Africa
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.
[Entandrophragma C. DC. in Bull. Herb. Boissier 2:582 t.21 (1894)]
At least some of the species attain large sizes, reaching 40–50 m tall, exceptionally 60 m, and 2 m in trunk diameter. In 2016 a specimen of ''
Entandrophragma excelsum'' towering at a height of tall, and a
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Africa’s highest mountain harbours Africa’s tallest trees
Authors: Hemp Andreas, Reiner Zimmermann, Sabine Remmele, Ulf Pommer, Bernd Berauer, Claudia Hemp, Markus Fischer , January 2017 , Biodiversity and Conservation 26(1):1-11 , DOI:10.1007/s10531-016-1226-3 was identified at
Kilimanjaro
Mount Kilimanjaro () is a dormant volcano in Tanzania. It has three volcanic cones: Kibo, Mawenzi, and Shira. It is the highest mountain in Africa and the highest free-standing mountain above sea level in the world: above sea level and a ...
.
It is
dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants. The
leaves are pinnate, with 5-9 pairs of leaflets, each leaflet 8–10 cm long with an acuminate tip. The
flower
A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae). The biological function of a flower is to facilitate reproduction, usually by providing a mechani ...
s are produced in loose
inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a Plant stem, stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Morphology (biology), Morphologically, it is the modified part of the shoot of sperma ...
s, each flower small, with five yellowish
petals about 2 mm long, and ten
stamens. The
fruit
In botany, a fruit is the seed-bearing structure in flowering plants that is formed from the ovary after flowering.
Fruits are the means by which flowering plants (also known as angiosperms) disseminate their seeds. Edible fruits in particu ...
is a five-valved
capsule containing numerous winged
seed
A seed is an embryonic plant enclosed in a protective outer covering, along with a food reserve. The formation of the seed is a part of the process of reproduction in seed plants, the spermatophytes, including the gymnosperm and angiospe ...
s.
Species
Accepted 11 Species:
[science.kew.org ]
''Entandrophragma'' C.DC.
, Plants of the World Online
# ''
Entandrophragma angolense''
( Welw.) Panshin
# ''
Entandrophragma bussei''
Harms ex Engl.
# ''
Entandrophragma candollei''
Harms
# ''
Entandrophragma caudatum''
(Sprague
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) Sprague
Sprague may refer to:
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# ''
Entandrophragma congoense''
(Pierre ex De Wild.) A.Chev.
# ''
Entandrophragma cylindricum''
(Sprague
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) Sprague
Sprague may refer to:
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;Canada
* Sprague, Manitoba, a small town near the Minnesota/Manitoba border
;United States
* Sprague, Alabama, Montgomery County, Alabama
* Sprague, Connecticut
* Sprague, Missouri
* Sprague, Nebraska
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# ''
Entandrophragma delevoyi''
De Wild.
# ''
Entandrophragma excelsum''
(Dawe & Sprague
Sprague may refer to:
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* Sprague, Manitoba, a small town near the Minnesota/Manitoba border
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* Sprague, Alabama, Montgomery County, Alabama
* Sprague, Connecticut
* Sprague, Missouri
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* Sprague ...
) Sprague
Sprague may refer to:
Places
;Canada
* Sprague, Manitoba, a small town near the Minnesota/Manitoba border
;United States
* Sprague, Alabama, Montgomery County, Alabama
* Sprague, Connecticut
* Sprague, Missouri
* Sprague, Nebraska
* Sprague ...
# ''
Entandrophragma palustre''
Staner
# ''
Entandrophragma spicatum''
( C.DC.) Sprague
Sprague may refer to:
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* Sprague, Manitoba, a small town near the Minnesota/Manitoba border
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* Sprague, Alabama, Montgomery County, Alabama
* Sprague, Connecticut
* Sprague, Missouri
* Sprague, Nebraska
* Sprague ...
# ''
Entandrophragma utile''
(Dawe & Sprague
Sprague may refer to:
Places
;Canada
* Sprague, Manitoba, a small town near the Minnesota/Manitoba border
;United States
* Sprague, Alabama, Montgomery County, Alabama
* Sprague, Connecticut
* Sprague, Missouri
* Sprague, Nebraska
* Sprague ...
) Sprague
Sprague may refer to:
Places
;Canada
* Sprague, Manitoba, a small town near the Minnesota/Manitoba border
;United States
* Sprague, Alabama, Montgomery County, Alabama
* Sprague, Connecticut
* Sprague, Missouri
* Sprague, Nebraska
* Sprague ...
Uses
The
timber
Lumber is wood that has been processed into dimensional lumber, including beams and planks or boards, a stage in the process of wood production. Lumber is mainly used for construction framing, as well as finishing (floors, wall panels, w ...
of a few species is traded as a tropical
hardwood. It is sometimes termed under the generic label of ''mahogany'', and while ''Entandrophragma'' is part of the family Meliaceae, it is not classified as
genuine mahogany. The species shares many of the characteristics of genuine mahogany and is used as an alternative, with ''
Sapele
''Entandrophragma cylindricum'' is a tree of the genus '' Entandrophragma'' of the family ''Meliaceae''. It is commonly known as sapele or sapelli ( ) or sapele mahogany, as well as aboudikro, assi, and muyovu.
Origin of the name
The name ''sa ...
'' and ''Utile'' in particular bearing a close resemblance.
Mahogany Mixups: the Lowdown - The Wood Database
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References
External links
;Tiama ''Entandrophragma angolense''
;Kosipo ''Entandrophragma candollei''
;Sapeli ''Entandrophragma cylindricum''
;Sipo (Utile) ''Entandrophragma utile''
{{Taxonbar, from=Q133937
Flora of Africa
Meliaceae genera
Dioecious plants