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In the 20th century, the most important source of zebrawood was Microberlinia brazzavillensis, also called zebrano, [citation needed] a tree native to Central Africa. Other sources include Brazilian Astronium fraxinifolium , African Brachystegia spiciformis , [ dubious – discuss ] Pacific Guettarda speciosa , [ dubious – discuss ] and Asian ...
Microberlinia brazzavillensis is a tree in the family Leguminosae, found in West Africa. It is also called zebrano, [citation needed] zingana, [2] and allen ele, [citation needed] and is commonly sold in the US as zebrawood. The tree is tall and straight, growing up to 40 m in
Microberlinia bisulcata is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae, a lowland rainforest tree that is found only in Cameroon. It is threatened by habitat destruction and exploitation. Common names include African zebrawood, tigerwood, zebrano and zingana. [2]
It includes two species of tree native to Cameroon and Gabon in west-central tropical Africa. The common name is zingana or zebrawood. References
Brachystegia spiciformis, commonly known as zebrawood, [2] or msasa, [3] is a medium-sized African tree having compound leaves and racemes of small fragrant green flowers. The tree is broad and has a distinctive amber and wine red colour when the young leaves sprout during spring (August–September).
The tallest documented tropical angiosperm is a 100.8 m (331 ft) Shorea faguetiana found in the Danum Valley Conservation Area, in Sabah, Malaysia ().In Sabah's Tawau Hills National Park, at least five other species of the genus have been measured to be over 80 m (260 ft) tall: S. argentifolia, S. gibbosa, S. johorensis, S. smithiana, and S. superba. [3]
Cynometra alexandri (muhimbi) is a familiar timber tree of central and east Africa. The genus is a member of the subfamily Detarioideae . It has been suggested that Cynometra is polyphyletic and is in need of revision. [ 3 ]
Guibourtia contains 16 species that are native to tropical regions of Africa (13 species) and South America (3 species). [1] They occur in swampy or periodically inundated forests, as well as near rivers or at lakeshores.