Sandalo Common Name(s): Tambootie (variously spelled as: Tambuti, Tambotie, etc.), Sandalo Scientific Name: Spirostachys africana Distribution: Southern Africa Tree Size: 30-50 ft (9-15 m) tall, 1-1.5 ft (30-46 cm)...
Pau Rosa Common Name(s): Pink Ivory, Red Ivorywood Scientific Name: Berchemia zeyheri Distribution: Southern Africa Tree Size: 100-130 ft (30-40 m) tall, 3-5 ft (1-1.5 m) trunk diameter Average...
Pau Preto Common Name(s): African blackwood, mpingo (Swahili), grenadilla Scientific Name: Dalbergia melanoxylon Distribution: Dry savanna regions of central and southern Africa Tree Size: 20-30 ft (6-9 m) tall, 2-3...
Pau Ferro Common Name(s): Pau Rosa Scientific Name: Bobgunnia fistuloides, B. madagascariensis (syn. Swartzia fistuloides, S. madagascariensis) Distribution: Small clusters within African rainforests Tree Size: 70-90 ft (21-27 m) tall,...
Monzo Common Name(s): Leadwood Scientific Name: Combretum imberbe Distribution: From South Africa north to Tanzania Tree Size: 32-64 ft (10-20 m) tall, 1-2 ft (.3-.6 m) trunk diameter Average...
Missanda Erythrophleum suaveolens is distributed from Senegal to Sudan and Kenya in the east and from there south to Zimbabwe and Mozambique. It has been introduced as an ornamental...
Panga Panga Common Name(s): Panga Panga Scientific Name: Millettia stuhlmannii Distribution: Eastern Africa Tree Size: 60-90 ft (18-27 m) tall, 3-4 ft (1-1.2 m) trunk diameter Average Dried Weight: 54...
Chanfuta Common Name(s): Chanfuta, pod mahogany Scientific Name: Afzelia quanzensis Distribution: Eastern Africa to South Africa Tree Size: 66-82 ft (20-25 m) tall, 2-4 ft (.6-1.2 m) trunk diameter Average...
Chanate Common Name(s): Mopane, Mopani Scientific Name: Colophospermum mopane Distribution: Southern Africa Tree Size: 65-100 ft (20-30 m) tall, 2-3 ft (.6-1.0 m) trunk diameter Average Dried Weight: 67 lbs/ft3...
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Umbila Common Name(s): Muninga, Kiaat, Mukwa Scientific Name: Pterocarpus angolensis Distribution: South-central Africa Tree Size: 40-60 ft (12-18 m) tall, 1.5-2.5 ft (.5-.8 m) trunk diameter Average Dried Weight: 38 lbs/ft3 (605 kg/m3)...
