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Tabernanthe iboga

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Tabernanthe iboga belongs to the family Apocynaceae and is a shrub up to 4 m tall with small fragrant flowers and yellowish to red berries. It is dist [ ... ]




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Species Family Commodity Group
Antrocaryon klaineanum Anacardiaceae Timbers 2
Antrocaryon micraster Anacardiaceae Timbers 2
Trichoscypha arborea Anacardiaceae Timbers 2
Annickia polycarpa
(Enantia polycarpa)
Annonaceae Timbers 2
Pachypodanthium staudtii Annonaceae Timbers 2
Ilex mitis Aquifoliaceae Timbers 2
Raphia farinifera Arecaceae (Palmae) Fibres
Raphia palma-pinus Arecaceae (Palmae) Fibres
Raphia sudanica Arecaceae (Palmae) Fibres
Raphia vinifera Arecaceae (Palmae) Fibres
Pentopetia androsaemifolia Asclepiadaceae Medicinal plants 2
Cryptolepis oblongifolia
(Ectadiopsis oblongifolia)
Asclepiadaceae (Periplocaceae) Fibres
Markhamia lutea Bignoniaceae Timbers 2
Aphanocalyx heitzii
(Monopetalanthus heitzii)
Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Baikiaea insignis Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Berlinia bracteosa Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Berlinia confusa Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Bikinia coriacea
(Monopetalanthus coriaceus)
Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Bikinia durandii
(Monopetalanthus durandii)
Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Bikinia le-testui
(Monopetalanthus le-testui)
Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Bobgunnia fistuloides
(Swartzia fistuloides)
Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Bobgunnia madagascariensis
(Swartzia madagascariensis)
Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Brachystegia cynometroides Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Brachystegia laurentii Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Brachystegia mildbraedii Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Cordyla africana Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Cordyla madagascariensis Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Cryptosepalum staudtii Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Cynometra alexandri Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Daniellia thurifera Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Dialium pachyphyllum Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Guibourtia arnoldiana Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Guibourtia coleosperma Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Intsia bijuga Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Isoberlinia doka Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Julbernardia pellegriniana
(Paraberlinia bifoliolata)
Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Microberlinia brazzavillensis Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Oxystigma oxyphyllum Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Sindora klaineana Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Tessmannia lescrauwaetii Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Tetraberlinia bifoliolata Caesalpiniaceae Timbers 2
Maranthes robusta Chrysobalanaceae Timbers 2
Parinari excelsa Chrysobalanaceae Timbers 2
Humbertia madagascariensis Convolvulaceae Timbers 2
Operculina turpethum Convolvulaceae Medicinal plants 2
Ctenolophon englerianus Ctenolophonaceae Timbers 2
Sloanea rhodantha Elaeocarpaceae Timbers 2
Erythroxylum mannii Erythroxylaceae Timbers 2
Androstachys johnsonii Euphorbiaceae Timbers 2
Bridelia grandis Euphorbiaceae Timbers 2
Drypetes gerrardii Euphorbiaceae Timbers 2
Margaritaria discoidea
(Phyllanthus discoideus)
Euphorbiaceae Timbers 2
Oldfieldia africana Euphorbiaceae Timbers 2
Spirostachys africana Euphorbiaceae Timbers 2
Uapaca heudelotii Euphorbiaceae Timbers 2
Casearia battiscombei Flacourtiaceae Timbers 2
Homalium letestui Flacourtiaceae Timbers 2
Scottellia klaineana Flacourtiaceae Timbers 2
Hernandia voyronii Hernandiaceae Timbers 2
Apodytes dimidiata Icacinaceae Timbers 2
Foetidia clusioides Lecythidaceae Timbers 2
Nuxia floribunda Loganiaceae Timbers 2
Xymalos monospora Monimiaceae Timbers 2
Cephalosphaera usambarensis Myristicaceae Timbers 2
Coelocaryon preussii Myristicaceae Timbers 2
Scyphocephalium mannii Myristicaceae Timbers 2
Staudtia kamerunensis Myristicaceae Timbers 2
Rapanea melanophloeos Myrsinaceae Timbers 2
Testulea gabonensis Ochnaceae Timbers 2
Strombosia scheffleri Olacaceae Timbers 2
Schrebera arborea Oleaceae Timbers 2
Phragmites vallatoria Poaceae (Gramineae) Fibres
Dilobeia thouarsii Proteaceae Timbers 2
Breonadia salicina
(Adina microcephala)
Rubiaceae Timbers 2
Hallea ledermannii
(Mitragyna ciliata)
Rubiaceae Timbers 2
Hallea stipulosa
(Mitragyna stipulosa
)
Rubiaceae Timbers 2
Pausinystalia talbotii Rubiaceae Timbers 2
Ganophyllum giganteum
(Pseudospondias gigantea)
Sapindaceae Timbers 2
Placodiscus pseudostipularis Sapindaceae Timbers 2
Zanha africana
(Dialiopsis africana)
Sapindaceae Timbers 2
Leptolaena multiflora Sarcolaenaceae Timbers 2
Holoptelea grandis Ulmaceae Timbers 2
Boehmeria nivea Urticaceae Fibres
Erismadelphus exsul Vochysiaceae Timbers 2


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