English: African oak, Afzelia

German: Afrikanische Eiche

Portuguese: Chanfuta

Kingdom: Plantae (1846)

  Phylum: Magnoliophyta (1757)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (1481)

      Order: Fabales (167)

        Family: Fabaceae (167) (family description)

          Genus: Afzelia (1)

           Epithet: africana Pers. (4)

africana => of African origin

Climate: tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: tree

Flower colour: white

Check for Afzelia africana at The Plant List, GBIF or IPNI

• [413] International Legume Database & Information Service

• [18] Arbonnier, M. (2004): Trees, shrubs and lianas of West African dry zones. CIRAD, Paris, France; Margraf, Weikersheim, Germany; MNHN, Paris, France.
• [41] Hawthorne,W. D., Gyakari,N. (2006): Photoguide for the forest trees of Ghana : a tree-spotter's field guide for identifying the largest trees. Oxford, UK.

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