Entandrophragma


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Noun1.Entandrophragma - cedar mahogany trees
rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants
family Meliaceae, mahogany family, Meliaceae - tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber and ornamental trees
African scented mahogany, cedar mahogany, Entandrophragma cylindricum, sapele mahogany - African tree having rather lightweight cedar-scented wood varying in color from pink to reddish brown
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Nonconiferous.--All woods derived from trees classified botanically as Angiospermae, e.g., Acer spp., Dipterocarpus spp., Entandrophragma spp., Eucalyptus spp., Fagus spp., Populus spp., Quercus spp., Shorea spp., Swietonia spp., Tectona spp., etc.
Antifeedant effects of the limonodis from Entandrophragma candotei (Meliaceae) on the Gram Pod Borer, Helicoverpa armigera (Lepdoptera: Noctuidae).
Material examined.--CAR, Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Lidjombo, platform on the canopy 35m, "Azobe" Lophira alata, Ochnaceae, UV trap 01.11.2005 ([male]) (Collector PA) (IDM); Lidjombo, platform on the canopy 40m, "Kosipo" Entandrophragma candollei, Meliaceae, UV trap 17.11.2005 ([male]) (Collector PA) (IDM); Dzanga-Sangha Special Reserve, Bayanga, platform on the canopy 44m, "Kungu" Piptadenastrium africanum, Fabaceae, UV trap 21-23.X.2008 (3c?) (Collector PA) (IDM and RCNM); Dzanga-Ndoki National Park, Lake 1, platform on the canopy 45m, "Ayous" Triplochiton scleroxylon, Sterculariaceae, UVtrap 24.11.2012 (2[male]) (Collector NM and PA) (RCNM).
The harvest was mainly confined to large logs of African Mahogany (Khaya spp.) and Cedar (Entandrophragma spp.) often traded under the common name of Mahogany.
Seven species (e.g., Alstonia boonei, Celtis mildbraedii, Ceiba petandra, and Entandrophragma angolensis) occurred in the two sites.
Study species: African mahogany is collective trade name given to tropical timber species belonging genera Khaya and Entandrophragma of family Meliaceae.
Their evidence suggests that inadequate recruitment of Entandrophragma cylindricum and E.