4163.000 Entandrophragma C. DC.

Description of the genus

Mostly emergents of evergreen or deciduous forests, typically with cylindric boles unbranched to a considerable height. Leaves pinnate. Leaflets opposite, entire. Flowers borne in panicles on the new growth. Stamens completely or partly fused to form a staminal tube. Fruit a large woody dehiscent capsule, the five valves separating in various ways to release the winged seeds.

Worldwide: A genus of 11 species in tropical Africa.

Zimbabwe: 1 cultivated taxon.

No image of a cultivated species but there is an image of a native or naturalised species

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SpeciesContent
caudatum (Sprague) SpragueDescription, Image

Other sources of information about Entandrophragma:

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Entandrophragma
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Entandrophragma
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Entandrophragma
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Entandrophragma
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Entandrophragma
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Entandrophragma
JSTOR Plant Science: Entandrophragma
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Entandrophragma
Plants of the World Online: Entandrophragma
Tropicos: Entandrophragma
Wikipedia: Entandrophragma

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten, Petra Ballings and Meg Coates Palgrave, 2002-26

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T., Ballings, P. & Coates Palgrave, M. (2026). Flora of Zimbabwe: Cultivated plants: Genus page: Entandrophragma.
https://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/cult/genus.php?genus_id=814, retrieved 15 July 2026

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