Afzelia pachyloba

Afzelia pachyloba (white afzelia or apa) is an economic species of tropical forest tree in the family Fabaceae.[1] It is found in tropical Western and Central Africa where it is threatened by habitat loss.[2]

Afzelia pachyloba
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A. pachyloba
Binomial name
Afzelia pachyloba

References

  1. Wiersema, John H.; Blanca Leon (1999). World Economic Plants: A Standard Reference. United Kingdom: CRC Press. p. 792. ISBN 978-0-8493-2119-1.
  2. "African Regional Workshop (Conservation & Sustainable Management of Trees, Zimbabwe)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998. 1998. Retrieved 2007-07-18.

2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 18 July 2007.


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