Taxon: Afzelia africana Sm. ex Pers.

Summary

Genus:

Afzelia

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Detarioideae

Nomen number:

1657

Place of publication:

Syn. pl. 1:455. 1805

Comment:

authorship verified from original literature

Verified:

02/03/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

2 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Intsia africana (Sm. ex Pers.) Kuntze
Pahudia africana (Sm. ex Pers.) Prain

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Conservation Status

CITES Appendix II – Vulnerable to Extinction

CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).

Reference(s)

Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1963-. Flore du Cameroun.
Berhaut, J. 1971-. Flore illustrée du Senegal.
Boudet, G. et al. 1986. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Mali
Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Brunel, J. F. et al., eds. 1984. Flore analytique du Togo. Phanerogames
CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource).
Estrella de la, M. et al. 2006. Checklist of the Caesalpinioideae (Leguminosae) of Equatorial Guinea (Annobón, Bioko and Río Muni). Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 151:541-562.
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
Lebrun, J.-P. et al. 1972. Catalogue des plantes vasculaires du Tchad meridional
Léonard, J. J. G. 1950. Note sur les genres paléotropicaux, Afzelia, Intsia et Pahudia (Leguminosae-Caesalpinae). Reinwardtia 1:64.
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
National Academy of Sciences. 1979. Tropical legumes: resources for the future
Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Robyns, W. et al., eds. 1948-1963. Flore du Congo belge et du Ruanda-Urundi
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	African-mahogany			1	Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	Reference
1	Native	Africa	East Tropical Africa	Uganda	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Chad	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	Northeast Tropical Africa	Sudan	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Benin	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Côte D'Ivoire	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Ghana	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Guinea	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Guinea-Bissau	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Mali	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Niger	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Nigeria	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Senegal	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Sierra Leone	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	West Tropical Africa	Togo	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Cameroon	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Central African Republic	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
1	Native	Africa	West-Central Tropical Africa	Equatorial Guinea	Estrella de la, M. et al. 2006. Checklist of the Caesalpinioideae (Leguminosae) of Equatorial Guinea (Annobón, Bioko and Río Muni). Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 151:541-562.

Native
Africa

NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Sudan, Chad
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Uganda
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Central African Republic, Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Benin, Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo

Reference(s)

Estrella de la, M. et al. 2006. Checklist of the Caesalpinioideae (Leguminosae) of Equatorial Guinea (Annobón, Bioko and Río Muni). Bot. J. Linn. Soc. 151:541-562.
Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Materials	wood		Lock, J. M. 1989. Legumes of Africa: a checklist
Materials	wood		Boutelje, J. B. 1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=1657. Accessed 12 May 2026.