Lovoa trichilioides

Lovoa trichilioides, also called African walnut, Congowood, dibetou or tigerwood, is a species of tree in the family Meliaceae found in Central Africa. The timber provides high chatoyance, with an average value above 20 PZC.
It is threatened by habitat loss, but is listed as
IUCN3.1, a species of least concern.

Range

The tree is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, and Uganda.

Status

Germination success is somewhat limited by short-lived seeds which are heavily. Exploitation rates are high. It is one of the two principal timber species in Congo.
It is threatened by habitat loss, but is listed as
IUCN3.1, a species of least concern.