Pericopsis elata

Pericopsis elata
Afrormosia veneer sample
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Pericopsis
Species:
P. elata
Binomial name
Pericopsis elata
(Harms) van Meeuwen
Synonyms
  • Afrormosia elata Harms

Pericopsis elata is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is known by the common names African teak, afromosia, afrormosia, kokrodua and assamela.[2]

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  2. ^ Nils, Bourland; Lambert, Kouadio Yao; Philippe, Lejeune; Bonaventure, Sonké; Julien, Philippart; Kasso, Daïnou; Fousséni, Fétéké; Jean-Louis, Doucet (November 2012). "Ecology of Pericopsis elata (Fabaceae), an Endangered Timber Species in Southeastern Cameroon". Biotropica. 44 (6): 840–847. doi:10.1111/j.1744-7429.2012.00874.x. S2CID 85839356.