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Terminalia ivorensis

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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Scientific name
  
Terminalia ivorensis

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Genus
  
Terminalia

Higher classification
  
Tropical almond


Similar
  
Terminalia superba, Millingtonia hortensis, Tropical almond, Tembusu, Cassia bakeriana Craib

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Terminalia ivorensis (also called Ivory Coast almond, idigbo, black afara, framire, emeri and various other names) is a species of tree in the family Combretaceae. It is found in Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, and Sierra Leone. It is threatened by habitat loss.

The wood, used as lumber, has a density of about 560 kg per cubic metre. The wood is a pale yellow-brown in colour, seasons well with little movement in service, but is generally of low strength. The durable heartwood is used in joinery and high-class furniture.

Terminalia ivorensis Terminalia ivorensis Useful Tropical Plants

In Ecuador its pathogen Rostraureum tropicale causes basal stem cankers on introduced trees.



References

Terminalia ivorensis Wikipedia