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Leplaea thompsonii (Black Guarea)

Synonyms: Guarea le-testui; Guarea oyemensis; Guarea thompsoniae; Guarea thompsonii (homotypic)

Wikipedia Abstract

Guarea thompsonii (also called Black Guarea or Dark Bossé) is a species of plant in the Meliaceae family. It is found in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, and Nigeria. It is threatened by habitat loss.
View Wikipedia Record: Leplaea thompsonii

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Leplaea thompsonii

Attributes

Janka Hardness [1]  1100 lbf (499 kgf) Soft
Specific Gravity [2]  0.56

Predators

Bycanistes cylindricus (Brown-cheeked Hornbill)[3]
Bycanistes fistulator (Piping Hornbill)[3]
Ceratogymna atrata (Black-casqued Wattled Hornbill)[3]

External References

Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1Wood Janka Hardness Scale/Chart J W Morlan's Unique Wood Gifts
♦ 2Properties of Imported Tropical Woods, B. FRANCIS KUKACHKA, U.S. Department of Agriculture - Forest Service
♦ 3Seed dispersal by Ceratogymna hornbills in the Dja Reserve, Cameroon, KENNETH D. WHITNEY, MARK K. FOGIEL, AARON M. LAMPERTI, KIMBERLY M. HOLBROOK, DONALD J. STAUFFER, BRITTA DENISE HARDESTY, V. THOMAS PARKER and THOMAS B. SMITH, Journal of Tropical Ecology (1998) 14:351–371
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0