Milicia excelsa (Introduced)

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Milicia excelsa (Welw.) C. C. Berg, Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 52: 227 (1982) (syn: Chlorophora alba A.Chev.; Chlorophora excelsa (Welw.) Benth. & Hook.f.; Chlorophora tenuifolia Engl.; Maclura excelsa (Welw.) Bureau; Milicia africana Sim; Morus excelsa Welw.);
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Tropical Africa: Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zaïre, Zimbabwe as per POWO;
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Common name: African Teak
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Allaeanthus luzonicus (Blanco) Fern.-Vill. submission AS5 April21: 6 images

Here’s one new Moraceae addition to our site.
Allaeanthus luzonicus (Blaco) Fern.-Vill.
Synonyms – Broussonetia luzonica (Blanco) Bureau
Family – Moraceae
Native to Philippines and Sulawesi
And not common in cultivation in India, this single large female tree is photographed in cultivation at FRLHT (TDU) Campus, Bengaluru, Karnataka
In April 2021
Please correct the id.
The plant posted by me is actually Milicia excelsa (Welw.) C.C.Berg which is another Moraceae native to Central Africa introduced as ornamental tree in India. Sorry for providing with incorrect identification earlier…

 

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References:
POWO  Catalogue of Life  GBIF (High resolution specimens) Useful Tropical Plants  Wikipedia  Flowers of India On the occurrence of ‘African Teak’, Milicia excelsa
(Moraceae) in India- T. Sabu, R. Raj Vikraman, P.S. Shameer and N. Mohanan- December 2018 Rheedea 28(2) (Abstract: The occurrence of Milicia excelsa (Welw.) C.C. Berg (Moraceae), commonly known as ‘African Teak’ is reported from India. Three trees (approximately 70 years old) were found in the forest plantation area of Alimukku, Punalur Forest Division, Kollam district, Kerala state. Detailed description, illustration and photographs are provided)

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