- Turraeanthus africanus
taxobox
status = VU
status_system = IUCN2.3
regnum =Plantae
unranked_divisio =Angiosperms
unranked_classis =Eudicots
unranked_ordo =Rosids
ordo =Sapindales
familia =Meliaceae
genus = "Turraeanthus "
species = "T. africanus"
binomial = "Turraeanthus africanus"
binomial_authority = (Welw.) Pellegr.|"Turraeanthus africanus" is a species of
plant in theMeliaceae family. It is found inAngola ,Benin ,Cameroon , theDemocratic Republic of the Congo ,Ivory Coast ,Equatorial Guinea ,Ghana ,Nigeria ,Sierra Leone , andUganda . It is threatened byhabitat loss . A preparation from the bark of this plant is used byBaka people in southeastern Cameroon to stun fish [ [http://jambo.africa.kyoto-u.ac.jp/kiroku/asm_normal/abstracts/pdf/29-2/hayashi.pdf HUNTING ACTIVITIES IN FOREST CAMPS AMONG THE BAKAHUNTER-GATHERERS OF SOUTHEASTERN CAMEROON, African Study Monographs, 29(2): 73-92, July 2008] ] .ource
* African Regional Workshop (Conservation & Sustainable Management of Trees, Zimbabwe) 1998. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/33064/all "Turraeanthus africanus"] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on
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