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Taxon:
Milicia excelsa
(Welw.) C. C. Berg
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Milicia
Family:
Moraceae
Tribe:
Moreae
Nomen number:
400741
Place of publication:
Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 52:227. 1982
Verified:
11/16/1994
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Morus excelsa
Welw.
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Chlorophora excelsa
(Welw.) Benth.
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Reference(s)
Abbiw, D. K.
1990. Useful plants of Ghana Intermediate Technology Publications & Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Aubréville, A. et al., eds.
1985. Flore du Cameroun. 28:9.
Berg, C. C.
1986. The delimitation and subdivision of the genus
Maclura
(Moraceae). Proc. Kon. Ned. Akad. Wetensch., C 89C:246.
Berg, C. C.
1989. Moraceae. Flora of tropical East Africa. 6.
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper.
1958. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. 1:595.
Note:
=
Chlorophora
Keay, R. W. J.
1989. Trees of Nigeria
Mabberley, D. J.
1997. The plant-book: a portable dictionary of the vascular plants, ed. 2
Uphof, J. C. T.
1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2. 126.
Note:
=
Chlorophora
Common names
English
African-teak –
Reference(s)
counterwood –
Reference(s)
iroko –
Reference(s)
mvule –
Reference(s)
rock-elm –
Reference(s)
Africa (Ghana)
odum –
Reference(s)
Swedish
iroko –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Uganda
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Ethiopia
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Angola
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Malawi
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zambia
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zimbabwe
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Benin
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea-Bissau
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Cameroon
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Central African Republic
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Gabon
Native
Africa
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ethiopia
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
,
Uganda
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Central African Republic
,
Cameroon
,
Gabon
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Benin
,
Guinea-Bissau
,
Nigeria
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola
,
Mozambique
,
Malawi
,
Zambia
,
Zimbabwe
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Materials
wood
Berg, C. C.
1989. Moraceae. Flora of tropical East Africa. 6.
Materials
wood
timber for ship building, furnitures and wagons
Uphof, J. C. T.
1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2. 126.
Note:
=
Chlorophora
Name
References