African rosewood
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
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Millettia laurentii
"
.
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
.
1998
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doi
:
10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33219A9767710.en
. Retrieved
9 January
2018
.
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Hyde, M.A.; Wursten, B.T.; Ballings, P.; Coates Palgrave, M. (2015).
"
Guibourtia coleosperma
"
.
Flora of Zimbabwe
. Retrieved
2 March
2015
.
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Bruijnzeel, L.A.; F. N. Scatena; L. S. Hamilton (2010).
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ISBN
9780521760355
.