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Milicia excelsa

Milicia excelsa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Moraceae
Genus: Milicia
Species:
M. excelsa
Binomial name
Milicia excelsa
(Welw.) C.C. Berg
Synonyms[2]
  • Chlorophora exelsa Welw., Benth. and Hook. f.
  • Chlorophora alba A. Chev.
  • Chlorophora tenuifolia Engl.
  • Maclura excelsa (Welw.)
  • Milicia africana Sim.
  • Morus excelsa Welw.

Milicia excelsa is a tree species from the genus Milicia of the family Moraceae. Distributed across tropical Central Africa, it is one of two species (the other being Milicia regia) yielding timber commonly known as ọjị, African teak, iroko, intule, kambala, moreira, mvule, odum and tule. The tree has several medicinal applications and is considered sacred in parts of West Africa. It is currently listed as "near-threatened" by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

Trunk of Milicia excelsa (Chlorophora Excelsa) in Lawachara National Park, Bangladesh. 2016.
  1. ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Milicia excelsa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T33903A9817388. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33903A9817388.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Wood Species Database: Iroko - TRADA". Retrieved 2018-08-24.
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