Meliaceae

African walnut

Lovoa trichilioides Harms

Family: Meliaceae
Genus: Lovoa

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African walnut: African Walnut , wood — Photo: Jean-Pierre Chéreau & Roger Culos, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

English: African walnut, Congowood, Tigerwood
Finnish: Afrikanemeropuu
Japanese: ロウォア・トリキリオイデス

Synonyms

Lovoa angulata Harms
Lovoa brachysiphon Sprague
Lovoa brownii Sprague
Lovoa budongensis Sprague
Lovoa corbisieriana Staner
Lovoa klaineana Pierre ex Sprague
Lovoa leplaeana Staner
Lovoa mildbraedii Harms
Lovoa pynaertii De Wild.

Photos

Photo: Jean-Pierre Chéreau & Roger Culos, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Herbarium of the University of Coimbra, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.