Pericopsis elata
Encyclopedia
Pericopsis elata, the African Teak, Afromosia, or Afrormosia, is a species of legume in the Fabaceae
family.
It is found in Cameroon
, Republic of the Congo
, Democratic Republic of the Congo
, Ivory Coast, Ghana
, and Nigeria
.
Illegal logging
and habitat loss pose a realistic threat to the Afrormosia, which ranks among the most valued tropical timber species. It is ranked CITES Appendix II, meaning that it is subject to trade regulation because it is recognised that unregulated trade puts the species at risk of extinction. The Democratic Republic of Congo has the world's largest remaining stocks of Afrormosia, which are largely confined to the Équateur
Province and Orientale Province.
Lists of species included in Appendices I, II and III (i.e. species protected by CITES)
Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, is a large and economically important family of flowering plants. The group is the third largest land plant family, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae, with 730 genera and over 19,400 species...
family.
It is found in Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
, Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
The Republic of the Congo , sometimes known locally as Congo-Brazzaville, is a state in Central Africa. It is bordered by Gabon, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo , the Angolan exclave province of Cabinda, and the Gulf of Guinea.The region was dominated by...
, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
, Ivory Coast, Ghana
Ghana
Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south...
, and Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
.
Illegal logging
Illegal logging
Illegal logging is the harvest, transportation, purchase or sale of timber in violation of laws. The harvesting procedure itself may be illegal, including using corrupt means to gain access to forests; extraction without permission or from a protected area; the cutting of protected species; or the...
and habitat loss pose a realistic threat to the Afrormosia, which ranks among the most valued tropical timber species. It is ranked CITES Appendix II, meaning that it is subject to trade regulation because it is recognised that unregulated trade puts the species at risk of extinction. The Democratic Republic of Congo has the world's largest remaining stocks of Afrormosia, which are largely confined to the Équateur
Équateur
Équateur is one of the ten provinces of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is in the north of the country, and bordered the Republic of the Congo to the west, the Central African Republic to the north, to the east the Orientale province, and to the south the Kasai-Oriental, Kasai-Occidental, and...
Province and Orientale Province.
Source
- African Regional Workshop (Conservation & Sustainable Management of Trees, Zimbabwe) 1998. Pericopsis elata. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 19 July 2007.
External links
Lists of species included in Appendices I, II and III (i.e. species protected by CITES)