''Gymnostemon'' is a monotypic genus of plants in the family Simaroubaceae. The sole species, ''Gymnostemon zaizou'', is semi-deciduous forest tree. It is endemic to

Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is ...

and threatened by habitat loss throughout its native range of the Sassandra River Basin. ''G. zaizou'' is a commercial

hardwood Hardwood is wood from dicot trees. These are usually found in broad-leaved temperate and tropical forests. In temperate and boreal latitudes they are mostly deciduous, but in tropics and subtropics mostly evergreen. Hardwood (which comes from ...

species that is well-adapted to the heavy rainfall of western Africa. Wood from this species of tree is also used locally to make barred percussion instruments.

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Simaroubaceae Monotypic Sapindales genera Endemic flora of Ivory Coast Trees of Africa Vulnerable flora of Africa Taxonomy articles created by Polbot Taxa named by François Pellegrin Taxa named by André Aubréville {{rosid-tree-stub