Английская Википедия:Entandrophragma
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Entandrophragma is a genus of eleven known species of deciduous trees in the family Meliaceae.
Description
Entandrophragma is restricted to tropical Africa.[1][2] At least some of the species attain large sizes, reaching 40–50 m tall, exceptionally 60 m, and 2 m in trunk diameter. In 2016 a specimen of Entandrophragma excelsum towering at a height of Шаблон:Convert tall, and a Шаблон:Convert dbh[3] was identified at Kilimanjaro.[4]
It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.[5] The leaves are pinnate, with 5-9 pairs of leaflets, each leaflet 8–10 cm long with an acuminate tip. The flowers are produced in loose inflorescences, each flower small, with five yellowish petals about 2 mm long, and ten stamens. The fruit is a five-valved capsule containing numerous winged seeds.
Species
Accepted 11 Species:[6]
- Entandrophragma angolense (Welw.) Panshin
- Entandrophragma bussei Harms ex Engl.
- Entandrophragma candollei Harms
- Entandrophragma caudatum (Sprague) Sprague
- Entandrophragma congoense (Pierre ex De Wild.) A.Chev.
- Entandrophragma cylindricum (Sprague) Sprague
- Entandrophragma delevoyi De Wild.
- Entandrophragma excelsum (Dawe & Sprague) Sprague
- Entandrophragma palustre Staner
- Entandrophragma spicatum (C.DC.) Sprague
- Entandrophragma utile (Dawe & Sprague) Sprague
Uses
The timber of a few species is traded as a tropical hardwood. It is sometimes termed under the generic label of mahogany, and while Entandrophragma is part of the family Meliaceae, it is not classified as genuine mahogany. The species shares many of the characteristics of genuine mahogany and is used as an alternative, with Sapele and Utile in particular bearing a close resemblance.[7][8]
References
External links
- Tiama Entandrophragma angolense
- Kosipo Entandrophragma candollei
- Sapeli Entandrophragma cylindricum
- Sipo (Utile) Entandrophragma utile
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- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ Entandrophragma C. DC. in Bull. Herb. Boissier 2:582 t.21 (1894)
- ↑ researchgate.net / Africa’s highest mountain harbours Africa’s tallest trees; Authors: Hemp Andreas, Reiner Zimmermann, Sabine Remmele, Ulf Pommer, Bernd Berauer, Claudia Hemp, Markus Fischer | January 2017 | Biodiversity and Conservation 26(1):1-11 | DOI:10.1007/s10531-016-1226-3
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ science.kew.org / Entandrophragma C.DC. | Plants of the World Online
- ↑ Utile. Niche Timbers. Accessed 20-09-2009.
- ↑ Mahogany Mixups: the Lowdown - The Wood Database
