Entandrophragma cylindricum


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Noun1.Entandrophragma cylindricum - African tree having rather lightweight cedar-scented wood varying in color from pink to reddish brown
African scented mahogany, cedar mahogany, sapele mahogany
mahogany tree, mahogany - any of various tropical timber trees of the family Meliaceae especially the genus Swietinia valued for their hard yellowish- to reddish-brown wood that is readily worked and takes a high polish
Entandrophragma, genus Entandrophragma - cedar mahogany trees
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(69) In total, about twenty different species were of commercial interest but only a handful--Sapele/Utile (Entandrophragma cylindricum, E.
Imagined forestry: the history of the scientific management of Ghana's High Forest Zone
In addition, individual sawyers focus on a few commercial timber species--mainly ayous (Triplochyton scleroxylon), movingui (Distemonanthus benthamianus), iroko (Milicia excelsa), sapele (Entandrophragma cylindricum) and bilinga (Nauclea diderrichii)--and look especially for large diameter trees that maximize productivity of sawing.
Contributions of community and individual small-scale logging to sustainable timber management in Cameroon/Contributions des exploitations artisanales communautaire et individuelle a la gestion durable du bois d'reuvre au Cameroun/Las contribuciones de las comunidades y de la tala individual de pequena escala a la gestion sostenible de la madera en Camerun
Their evidence suggests that inadequate recruitment of Entandrophragma cylindricum and E.
Survey of tree species regeneration in canopy gaps forests in north of Iran

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