4163.000 Entandrophragma C. DC.

Description of the genus

Mostly emergents of evergreen or deciduous forests, typically with cylindric boles unbranched to a considerable height. Leaves pinnate. Leaflets opposite, entire. Flowers borne in panicles on the new growth. Stamens completely or partly fused to form a staminal tube. Fruit a large woody dehiscent capsule, the five valves separating in various ways to release the winged seeds.

Worldwide: A genus of 11 species in tropical Africa.

Malawi: 2 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
caudatum (Sprague) Sprague	S	Description, Image
excelsum (Dawe & Sprague) Sprague	N	Description

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Flora of Botswana: Entandrophragma
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Flora of Caprivi: Entandrophragma
Flora of Mozambique: Entandrophragma
Flora of Zambia: Entandrophragma
Flora of Zimbabwe: Entandrophragma

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African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Entandrophragma
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Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Entandrophragma
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