- Milicia (genus)
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Milicia Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Rosales Family: Moraceae Tribe: Moreae[1] Genus: Milicia
SimSpecies Milicia is a small genus of tropical African trees. There are two recognized species, which are closely related: Milicia excelsa and Milicia regia.[2]. These trees yield a durable wood, iroko.
Milicia excelsa is currently listed as 'lower risk/near threatened' on the IUCN Red List.[3]
References
- ^ Klaus Kubitzki, Karl Ulrich Kramer, Herbert Huber, P. S. Green (1990), The Families and Genera of Vascular Plants, 2, Springer, pp. 446
- ^ D.A. Ofori, M.D. Swaine, C. Leifert, J.R. Cobbinah and A.H. Price (December 2001), "Population genetic structure of Milicia species characterised by using RAPD and nucleotide sequencing L.", Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution 48 (6): 637–647, doi:10.1023/A:1013805807957
- ^ "The IUCN Red List of Endangered Species: Milicia excelsa", The IUCN Red List of Endangered Species
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