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Lophira alata

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Lophira alata, commonly known as azobe, ekki or the red ironwood tree, is a species of plant in the family Ochnaceae found in tropical moist lowland forests across West and Central Africa, including Cameroon, Ghana, Nigeria, Gabon and Uganda. It grows a typically straight trunk to about 30 meters, with bark that turns from greenish grey when young to red brown when mature and bright red young leaves. Its wood is notably hard and rot resistant, valued for outdoor construction such as railroad ties, bridge planking and groynes, and its conservation status is Vulnerable. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 1
Relationship to People
Eaten or Drunk by People 2
Relationship to People
Source of Timber or Wood 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Lophira alata 3
Conservation Status
Vulnerable 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 4
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Magnoliopsida, Taxa
Source Lophira alata (Wikidata)

In Biome

Freshwater Swamp Forest, Biomes
Source Plants For A Future: Lophira alata plant record
Tropical Rainforest, Biomes
Source Plants For A Future: Lophira alata plant record
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Found In

Benin

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Cameroon

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Central African Republic

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Chad

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Equatorial Guinea

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Gabon

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Gambia

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Ghana

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Guinea

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Guinea-Bissau

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Liberia

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Nigeria

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Sierra Leone

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Uganda

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Sources
1. Lophira alata (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    It is threatened by habitat loss. The timber is extremely hard and used for railroad ties, groynes and bridge planking, as it is rot-resistant.
  • lead paragraph (habitat realm), EntityId 363272
    Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests.
  • Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
    Lophira alata, commonly known as azobé, ekki or the red ironwood tree, is a species of plant in the family Ochnaceae.
  • Timber use
    The timber is extremely hard and used for railroad ties, groynes and bridge planking, as it is rot-resistant.
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2. Plants For A Future: Lophira alata plant record
Plants For A Future
  • Edible Uses
    The fruits can be used to make an edible oil[402 ].
  • Other Uses (Wood)
    The wood is very dense; very hard; very heavy; elastic; very durable, being resistant to fungi, dry wood borers, termites and toredo.
  • In Biome: Tropical Rainforest, Habitats: evergreen moist rain-forest at 550 to 1,300 metres
    Evergreen moist rain-forest at elevations of 550 - 1,300 metres
  • In Biome: Freshwater Swamp Forest, Habitats: evergreen and moist deciduous forests, swamp forests, riverbanks
    Evergreen and moist deciduous forests, in freshwater swamp forests, and close to riverbanks
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3. Lophira alata (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q135192 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): vulnerable.
  • Child Taxon Of: Magnoliopsida, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Plantae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 45
Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 45
"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Plants","language":"EN"},{"name":"Flora","language":"EN"}],"cites_listings":[]
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Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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