Afzelia pachyloba, the white afzelia or apa, is an economic species of tropical forest tree in the family Fabaceae.[2] It is found in tropical Western and Central Africa where it is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
Afzelia pachyloba | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Genus: | Afzelia |
Species: | A. pachyloba
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Binomial name | |
Afzelia pachyloba |
References
edit- ^ a b African Regional Workshop (Conservation Sustainable Management of Trees, Zimbabwe, July 1996) (1998). "Afzelia pachyloba". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T33034A9751882. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33034A9751882.en.
- ^ Wiersema, John H.; Blanca Leon (1999). World Economic Plants: A Standard Reference. United Kingdom: CRC Press. p. 792. ISBN 978-0-8493-2119-1.