Triplochiton scleroxylon

Triplochiton scleroxylon
Specimen collected in Kakum National Park, Ghana
Specimen collected in Kakum National Park, Ghana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Triplochiton
Species:
T. scleroxylon
Binomial name
Triplochiton scleroxylon

Triplochiton scleroxylon is a tree of the genus Triplochiton of the family Malvaceae. The timber is known by the common names African whitewood, abachi, obeche (in Nigeria), wawa (in Ghana), ayous (in Cameroon) and sambawawa (in Ivory Coast). The tree is the official state tree of Ekiti State, Nigeria.[2]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference iucn was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Ekiti adopts 'Obeche' as state tree, plants 500,000". thehopenewspaper.com. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.

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