''Pericopsis'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the legume family,

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. It includes four species of trees and shrubs, three native to sub-Saharan Africa and one to Sri Lanka,

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, and the

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. Typical habitats include tropical lowland forest (including riverine or mangrove forests for the Asian species) and seasonally-dry woodland and wooded grassland. Trees of the genus provide excellent timber which is used as a substitute for

teak Teak (''Tectona grandis'') is a tropical hardwood tree species in the family Lamiaceae. It is a large, deciduous tree that occurs in mixed hardwood forests. ''Tectona grandis'' has small, fragrant white flowers arranged in dense clusters (panic ...

in cabinet work and furniture making.

Species

''Pericopsis'' comprises the following species: * '' Pericopsis angolensis'' (Baker) Meeuwen * ''

Pericopsis elata ''Pericopsis elata'' is a species of flowering plant in the family ''Fabaceae'' and is known by the common names African teak, afrormosia, kokrodua and assamela. Description The species grows to 30-45m tall with a trunk of 1–1.8m in diameter. ...

'' (Harms) Meeuwen — African teak * ''

Pericopsis laxiflora ''Pericopsis laxiflora'' is a woody deciduous shrub or tree within the Fabaceae family. Sold commercially as satin wood, it is known in some regions as Kulu Kulu, among the Hausa speaking people, it is called Makarfo, the Yorubas call it Ayan an ...

'' (Baker) Meeuwen * '' Pericopsis mooniana'' Thwaites — Nandu wood

References

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