Afzelia pachyloba, the white afzelia or apa, is an economic species of tropical forest tree in the family Fabaceae.[2] It is found in tropical Western and Central Africa where it is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

Afzelia pachyloba
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Afzelia
Species:
A. pachyloba
Binomial name
Afzelia pachyloba

References edit

  1. ^ a b "African Regional Workshop (Conservation & Sustainable Management of Trees, Zimbabwe)". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998. 1998. Retrieved 2007-07-18.
  2. ^ Wiersema, John H.; Blanca Leon (1999). World Economic Plants: A Standard Reference. United Kingdom: CRC Press. p. 792. ISBN 978-0-8493-2119-1.