Pouteria altissima
REGION:It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, the R...Read Moreepublic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda. It is threatened by habitat loss.
Uses
The wood (trade names: aningré, aniégré, anigré, asanfena, asanfona, osan, mukangu) is especially recommended for high-quality sliced and peeled veneer. In West Africa it is also used for light carpentry, interior joinery, high-class furniture and moulding. In East Africa it is considered suitable for the same purposes and additionally for light construction
INFORMATION: Tall tree, height up to 50 m., with clean straight cylindrical bole and pale greyish bark, slightly buttressed at base. Young shoots and petioles finely pubescent or puberulous; older branches blackish-brown and glabrous.
Pouteria altissima
REGION:It is found in Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, the R...Read More