Aucoumea

E586698

plant genus taxon tree species

Aucoumea is a small genus of tropical African trees best known for the species Aucoumea klaineana, whose lightweight, durable wood (often called okoumé) is widely used in plywood and boatbuilding.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Aucoumea klaineana	0

Statements (36)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	plant genus ⓘ taxon ⓘ tree species ⓘ
clade	Magnoliophyta ⓘ surface form: Angiosperms Eudicots ⓘ
commonName	okoume ⓘ okoumé ⓘ okoumé trees ⓘ
distributionRegion	Central Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
economicImportance	commercial timber species ⓘ source of commercial okoumé timber ⓘ
family	Burseraceae NERFINISHED ⓘ Burseraceae NERFINISHED ⓘ
genus	Aucoumea NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSpecies	Aucoumea klaineana NERFINISHED ⓘ
kingdom	Plantae ⓘ
knownFor	boatbuilding timber ⓘ lightweight timber ⓘ plywood production ⓘ
nativeTo	Equatorial Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Equatorial Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Gabon NERFINISHED ⓘ Gabon NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ tropical Africa ⓘ
order	Ericales NERFINISHED ⓘ Ericales NERFINISHED ⓘ
primarySpecies	Aucoumea klaineana NERFINISHED ⓘ
taxonRank	genus ⓘ species ⓘ
woodProperty	durable ⓘ lightweight ⓘ
woodTradeName	okoumé ⓘ
woodUsedFor	boatbuilding ⓘ plywood ⓘ

Referenced by (1)

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Burseraceae → hasNotableGenus → Aucoumea ⓘ