Guibourtia arnoldiana

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Detarioideae
Tribus: Detarieae
Genus: Guibourtia
Species: Guibourtia arnoldiana
Name

Guibourtia arnoldiana (De Wild. & T.Durand) J.Leonard
References

Bull. Jard. Bot. État 19:403. 1949
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Guibourtia arnoldiana in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 07-Oct-06.

Guibourtia arnoldiana (mutenyé, benge, or mbenge) is a species of Guibourtia in the family Fabaceae, native to tropical western Africa from the Gabon, Republic of the Congo, western Democratic Republic of the Congo, and northernmost Angola (Cabinda).[1][2]

It is a tree growing to 20–30 m tall, with a trunk 40–80 cm diameter.[3]

The wood is valuable, durable and moderately resistant to wood-boring insects including termites. It is used for joinery, furniture, flooring, and decorative panelling.[3]
References

International Legume Database & Information Service: Guibourtia arnoldiana
"Guibourtia arnoldiana". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 29 January 2018.
CIRAD Forestry Department: Mutenye (pdf file) Archived 2006-11-30 at the Wayback Machine