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African teak is a common name for several plants and may refer to: *'' Baikiaea plurijuga'', native to the northern Kalahari *'' Milicia excelsa'', also known as iroko, native to
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*'' Pericopsis elata'', also known as afrormosia, native to western Africa from the Ivory Coast to the
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(DRC) *'' Pterocarpus angolensis'', native to southern Africa from
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File:Milicia Excelsa (Chlorophora Excelsa) (Bangla - আফ্রিকান টিকওক).jpg, View of a trunk of African teak, ''Milicia excelsa'' (''Chlorophora excelsa'') in Lawachara National Park, Bangladesh. 2016. {{Plant common name