Afzelia

The relative openness of the canopy at the forest edge allows invasion by savanna species such as Afzelia africana and Anogneissus leiocarpus, and by oil palms (Elaeis guineensis).

Northern Congolian forest-savanna mosaic 2007

The primary forest is composed of many species of leguminous trees including Burkea africana, Detarium microcarpum, Afzelia africana, Daniellia oliveri, and Isoberlinia doka.

Comoé National Park, Côte d'Ivoire 2009

Tree species within this forest include pod mahogany Afzelia quanzensis, ebony Diospyros mespiliformis, strangler fig Ficus aurea, Cape fig Ficus capensis, ivory palm Hyphaene ventricosa, Transvaal red milkwood Mimusops zeyheri, African olive Olea africana, wild date palm Phoenix reclinata, water pear Syzygium guineense and Natal forest mahogany Trichilia emetica. 70 shrub and 150 herbaceous species are recorded for this rare local habitat.

Mosi-oa-Tunya Victoria Falls, Zambia 2009

Notable trees include Adina cordifolia, Afzelia xylocarpa, Anogeisus cuminate, Lagerstroemia calyculata, Pterocarpus macrocarpus and Pterocymbium javanicum.

Dong Phayayan Khao-Yai Forest Complex, Thailand 2009

River bank species also include Khaya senegalensis, Erythrophleum suaveoleus, Ceiba pentandra, Detarium senegalense, Syzygium guineense, Afzelia africana, and Borassus.

Niokolo-Koba National Park, Senegal 2008

The most common canopy species are Lagerstroemia angustifolia, Afzelia xylocarpa, Xylia xylocarpa, Peltophorum dasyrrachis, and Pterocarpus macrocarpus.

Northern Khorat Plateau moist deciduous forests 2008

Species listed include Afzelia bipindensis (V), Anthonotha ferruginea and Piptandeniastrum africanum (V) in the Leguminosae, Sterculia oblonga and Triplochiton scleroxylon (V) in the Sterculiaceae, rouge Entandrophragma sp.,

Dja Faunal Reserve, Cameroon 2008

Other important tree species in the mixed deciduous community included Millettia brandisiana (6.7 percent), Lagestroemia cochinchinensis (4.1 percent), Bombax kerrii (3.0 percent), and Afzelia xylocarpa (2.3 percent).

Northern Thailand-Laos moist deciduous forests 2008

Tree species within this forest include Acacia nigrescens, Afzelia quanzensis, ebony Diospyros mespiliformis, ivory palm Hyphaene venticosa, muchiningi Mimusops zeyheri, African olive Olea africana, date palm Phoenix reclinata, waterbroom Syzygium guineense barotsense, muskili Trichilia emetica, and Cape and strangler figs Ficus spp.

Victoria Falls National Park, Zimbabwe 2008

Some of the more abundant trees are Afzelia quanzensis, Scorodophloeus fischeri, Dialium holtzii, Hymenaea verrucosa, Millettia struhlmanni, Berlinia orientalis, Cynometra spp., and Xylia africana.

Northern Zanzibar-Inhambane coastal forest mosaic 2008