Entandrophragma utile

Entandrophragma utile

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Meliaceae
Subfamilia: Cedreloideae
Genus: Entandrophragma
Species: Entandrophragma utile

Name

Entandrophragma utile (Dawe & Sprague) Sprague, 1910

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Pseudocedrela utilis Dawe & Sprague in J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 37: 511 (1906)
• Heterotypic
  • Entandrophragma macrocarpum A.Chev. in Vég. Ut. Afr. Trop. Franç. 5: 203 (1909)
    • Type: A.J.B. Chevalier 16390 (in fruit, [19–21] May 1907; cf. P [​P00453184^(GBIF), without type indication]).
    • Type locality: Côte d'Ivoire. Guidéko, dans la moyenne Sassandra.
  • Entandrophragma roburoides Vermoesen in Rev. Zool. Bot. Africaines 9(Suppl. Bot.): 53 (1921)
  • Entandrophragma thomasii Ledoux in Rev. Agrol. Bot. Kivu 1: 10 (1932)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Africa West Tropical Africa Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone. West-Central Tropical Africa Cabinda, Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Zaïre East Tropical Africa Uganda. South Tropical Africa Angola. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Sprague, T.A., 1910. Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 180

Additional references

• Chevalier, A. 1909. Les végétaux utiles de l'Afrique tropicale française. Fasc. 5: Première étude sur les bois de la Côte d'Ivoire. 314 pp. A. Challamel, Paris. Internet Archive Reference page. 
• Irvine, F.R. 1961. Woody Plants of Ghana: With Special Reference to Their Uses. London: Oxford University Press. Google Books Reference page.  [see page 518]
• Govaerts, R.H.A. 2001. World Checklist of Seed Plants. Database in ACCESS E-F: 1-50919 [unavailable to the public]. Reference page. 
• Figueiredo, E. & Smith, G.F. 2008. Plants of Angola / Plantas de Angola. Strelitzia 22: 1–279. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. ISBN 978-1-919976-45-7. PDF. Reference page.  [see page 118]

Links

• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Entandrophragma utile in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Entandrophragma utile. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Entandrophragma utile. Published online. Accessed: 13 January 2024. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Entandrophragma utile. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 January 2024. Reference page.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Entandrophragma utile in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 14. Reference page. 

Vernacular names

• Akan: Foɔbrɔdedwo
• Ελληνικά: Σίπο
• English: Utile
• فارسی: ماهون بزرگ
• français: Sipo
• magyar: Sipo
• 日本語: シポ
• Luganda: Mukoola
• lietuvių: Afrikinė tiama

• Attié: Sipo
• Duala: Bosusu
• Ma'di: Olwa
• Nyoro: Muyova
• Tooro: Mufumbi

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