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Chlorophora excelsa

Authority (Welw.) Benth. Family Synonyms Milicia africana Sim., Milicia excelsa (Welw.) C. Berg Common names African teak, counter wood, intule, iroco, iroko, iroko tree, loko, mecuco, moreira, mucoco, mucuco, mucumba'-vleme', mugunda, mukamba-kamba, muvule, mvule, Nigerian teak, odoom tree, oji, pau bicho-amarelo, rock elm Editor Ecocrop code 4510

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A tall evergreen or deciduous tree reaching a height of 35-60 m and a trunk diameter up to 2.5 m. The bole is cylindrical with short buttresses, straight and may be free of branches up to half the tree height, forming a flat crown with dense dark green foliage. The bark is grey to dark brown or blackish. USES The timber is used for furnitures, structural work, ship building, cabinet work and as a substitute for true teak. The leaves, stem bark and latex from the bark have medicinal properties. GROWING PERIOD Perennial. COMMON NAMES frican oak, African teak, Iroko, Mvule, Loko, Orjih, Semo, Sanga, Mwala, Roko, Rokko, Msule, Odum, Odoum, Elunli, Elui, Ala, Edi, Mururi, Minarui, Mutumba, Murunba, Olua, Mbara, Kimrumba, Toumbohiro Noir, Simme, Semli, Oroko, Iroko, Kambala, Moloundou, Bangni, Mereira, Mufula, M'Gonde. FURTHER INF African teak is normally found at elevations from sea level to 1200 m, but in Tanzania it has been found on the Kilimanjaro at about 4500 m. The tree occur naturally within the latitudinal range of 10°N-5°S. African teak requires wide spacing. Annual wood production potential is 5-8 m3/ha.
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SOURCES (C. excelsa (Welw.) Benth. & Hook.) Webb D 1984 pp 126 [RAIN, TEMP, TEXT, PH, DRA, LIG, USE] Duke J 1975 pp 11 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Roecklein J 1987 pp 413 [USE] Purseglove J 1974 pp 378 White F 1983 pp 79 172 187 189 253 Iwu M 1993 pp 150-151 [USE, DRA, LIG] INSPIRE species 43 [RAIN, TEMP, TEXT, PH, DRA, LIG, USE] FAO For. Paper 77 pp 194