Lovoa swynnertonii

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|status = NT

|status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=IUCN SSC East African Plants Red List Authority |date=2013 |title=Lovoa swynnertonii |volume=2013 |page=e.T33967A2839464 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T33967A2839464.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}

|genus = Lovoa

|species = swynnertonii

|authority = Baker f.

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Lovoa swynnertonii, also called brown mahogany or Kilimanjaro mahogany, is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It is found in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. It is threatened by habitat loss. Plantations have been unsuccessful because of infestation by the mahogany shoot borer Hypsipyla.

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swynnertonii

Category:Endangered plants

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