{{As of|2026|01}}, [[Plants of the World Online]] accepts the following 11 species:{{R|POWO}}
{{As of|2026|01}}, [[Plants of the World Online]] accepts the following 11 species:{{R|POWO}}
*”[[Entandrophragma angolense]]” <small> ([[Friedrich Welwitsch|Welw.]]) Panshin </small>
*”[[Entandrophragma angolense]]” <small>([[Friedrich Welwitsch|Welw.]]) Panshin</small>
*”[[Entandrophragma bussei]]” <small> [[Hermann Harms|Harms]] ex [[Adolf Engler|Engl.]] </small>
*”[[Entandrophragma bussei]]” <small>[[Hermann Harms|Harms]] ex [[Adolf Engler|Engl.]]</small>
*”[[Entandrophragma candollei]]” <small> Harms </small>
*”[[Entandrophragma candollei]]” <small>Harms</small>
*”[[Entandrophragma caudatum]]” <small> ([[Thomas Archibald Sprague|Sprague]]) [[Thomas Archibald Sprague|Sprague]] </small>
*”[[Entandrophragma caudatum]]” <small>([[Thomas Archibald Sprague|Sprague]]) [[Thomas Archibald Sprague|Sprague]]</small>
*”[[Entandrophragma congoense]]” <small> (Pierre ex [[Émile Auguste Joseph De Wildeman|De Wild.]]) [[Auguste Chevalier|A.Chev.]] </small>
*”[[Entandrophragma congoense]]” <small>(Pierre ex [[Émile Auguste Joseph De Wildeman|De Wild.]]) [[Auguste Chevalier|A.Chev.]]</small>
*”[[Entandrophragma cylindricum]]” <small>([[Thomas Archibald Sprague|Sprague]]) [[Thomas Archibald Sprague|Sprague]] </small>
*”[[Entandrophragma cylindricum]]” <small>([[Thomas Archibald Sprague|Sprague]]) [[Thomas Archibald Sprague|Sprague]]</small>
*”[[Entandrophragma delevoyi]]” <small> [[Émile Auguste Joseph De Wildeman|De Wild.]] </small>
*”[[Entandrophragma delevoyi]]” <small>[[Émile Auguste Joseph De Wildeman|De Wild.]]</small>
*”[[Entandrophragma excelsum]]” <small> (Dawe & [[Thomas Archibald Sprague|Sprague]]) [[Thomas Archibald Sprague|Sprague]] </small>
*”[[Entandrophragma excelsum]]” <small>(Dawe & [[Thomas Archibald Sprague|Sprague]]) [[Thomas Archibald Sprague|Sprague]]</small>
*”[[Entandrophragma palustre]]” <small> Staner </small>
*”[[Entandrophragma palustre]]” <small>Staner</small>
*”[[Entandrophragma spicatum]]” <small> ([[Casimir de Candolle|C.DC.]]) [[Thomas Archibald Sprague|Sprague]] </small>
*”[[Entandrophragma spicatum]]” <small>([[Casimir de Candolle|C.DC.]]) [[Thomas Archibald Sprague|Sprague]]</small>
*”[[Entandrophragma utile]]” <small> (Dawe & [[Thomas Archibald Sprague|Sprague]]) [[Thomas Archibald Sprague|Sprague]] </small>
*”[[Entandrophragma utile]]” <small>(Dawe & [[Thomas Archibald Sprague|Sprague]]) [[Thomas Archibald Sprague|Sprague]]</small>
==Uses==
==Uses==
Genus of flowering plants
Entandrophragma is a genus of eleven known species of deciduous trees in the family Meliaceae.
Description
Entandrophragma is restricted to tropical Africa.[2][3]
At least some of the species attain large sizes, reaching 40–50 m tall, exceptionally 60 m, and 2 m in trunk diameter. In 2016 a specimen of Entandrophragma excelsum towering at a height of 81.5 m (267 ft 5 in) tall, and a 2.55 m (8 ft 4 in) dbh[4] was identified at Kilimanjaro.[5]
It is dioecious, with male and female flowers on separate plants.[6] The leaves are pinnate, with 5-9 pairs of leaflets, each leaflet 8–10 cm long with an acuminate tip. The flowers are produced in loose inflorescences, each flower small, with five yellowish petals about 2 mm long, and ten stamens. The fruit is a five-valved capsule containing numerous winged seeds.
Species
As of January 2026[update], Plants of the World Online accepts the following 11 species:[1]
Uses
The timber of a few species is traded as a tropical hardwood. It is sometimes termed under the generic label of mahogany, and while Entandrophragma is part of the family Meliaceae, it is not classified as genuine mahogany. The species shares many of the characteristics of genuine mahogany and is used as an alternative, with Sapele and Utile in particular bearing a close resemblance.[7][8]
References
External links
- Tiama Entandrophragma angolense
- Kosipo Entandrophragma candollei
- Sapeli Entandrophragma cylindricum
- Sipo (Utile) Entandrophragma utile
