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Brown Mahogany

Lovoa swynnertonii E. G. Baker

Derivation of specific name

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swynnertonii: named after Charles Francis Massey Swynnerton (1877-1938), well-known naturalist, who first recorded and collected many species of flora and fauna in and around the Chirinda Forest
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Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Lovoa swynnertonii Baker f. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=133460
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Lovoa swynnertonii

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Lovoa swynnertonii, also called brown mahogany or Kilimanjaro mahogany, is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. It is threatened by habitat loss. Plantations have been unsuccessful because of infestation by the mahogany shoot borer Hypsipyla.

References

  1. ^ IUCN SSC East African Plants Red List Authority (2013). "Lovoa swynnertonii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T33967A2839464. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T33967A2839464.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
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Lovoa swynnertonii: Brief Summary

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Lovoa swynnertonii, also called brown mahogany or Kilimanjaro mahogany, is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. It is threatened by habitat loss. Plantations have been unsuccessful because of infestation by the mahogany shoot borer Hypsipyla.

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