Guibourtia arnoldiana

Taxobox
name = "Guibourtia arnoldiana"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Fabales
familia = Fabaceae
subfamilia = Caesalpinioideae
tribus = Detarieae
genus = "Guibourtia"
species = "G. arnoldiana"
binomial = "Guibourtia arnoldiana"
binomial_authority = (De Wild. & T.Durand) J.Léonard

"Guibourtia arnoldiana" (Mutenye, Benge, or Mbenge) is a species of "Guibourtia" in the family Fabaceae, native to tropical western Africa from Congo, Gabon, western Zaire, and northernmost Angola (Cabinda). Other common names include (Zaire).International Legume Database & Information Service: [http://www.ildis.org/LegumeWeb?version~10.01&LegumeWeb&tno~888&genus~Guibourtia&species~arnoldiana "Guibourtia arnoldiana"] ] Germplasm Resources Information Network: [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?401512 "Guibourtia arnoldiana"] ]

It is a tree growing to 20–30 m tall, with a trunk 40–80 cm diameter.CIRAD Forestry Department: [http://tropix.cirad.fr/africa/mutenye.pdf Mutenye (pdf file)] ]

The wood is valuable, durable and moderately resistant to wood-boring insects including termites. It is used for joinery, furniture, flooring, and decorative panelling.

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