Moraceae

African teak

Milicia excelsa (Welw.) C.C.Berg

Family: Moraceae
Genus: Milicia

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African teak: Mvule (Milicia excelsa) trees growing by the side of a road in Manafwa District, Uganda — Photo: Fenrith, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (8)

Chinese: 金油木, 金柚木
English: African teak
Finnish: Afrikaniroko
French: Iroko
Hausa: Loko
Japanese: ミリキア・エクスケルサ
Russian: Ироко
sg: Bangi

Synonyms

Chlorophora alba A.Chev.
Chlorophora excelsa (Welw.) Benth. & Hook.f.
Chlorophora tenuifolia Engl.
Maclura excelsa Bureau
Milicia africana Sim
Morus excelsa Welw.

Photos

Photo: Fenrith, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gadmer Frédéric, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gadmer Frédéric, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gadmer Frédéric, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gadmer Frédéric, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gadmer Frédéric, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gadmer Frédéric, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gadmer Frédéric, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Gadmer Frédéric, CC BY-SA 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.