Afzelia
Afzelia is a genus of plants in family Fabaceae. The thirteen species all are trees, native to tropical Africa or Asia.
Species
FamilyFabaceae
Native toAngola, Benin, Borneo, Botswana, Burkina, Cabinda, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad
General: non monophyletic) and Afzelia, Guibourtia, Hymenaea, Intsia Use: (afzelia, doussie, pod mahogany, mahogany bean, chanfuta, bolengu
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Afzelia is a genus of plants in family Fabaceae. The thirteen species all are trees, native to tropical Africa or Asia.
The genus name of Afzelia is in honour of Adam Afzelius (1750–1837), a Swedish botanist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus.