Lovoa trichilioides

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|image = Lovoa trichilioides MHNT.BOT.2010.6.10.jpg

|status = LC|status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Barstow, M. |date=2018 |title=Lovoa trichilioides |volume=2018 |page=e.T33057A110072571 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-1.RLTS.T33057A110072571.en |access-date=16 November 2021}}

|genus = Lovoa

|species = trichilioides

|authority = Harms

}}

Lovoa trichilioides, also called African walnut, Congowood, dibetou or tigerwood, is a species of tree in the family Meliaceae found in Central Africa.

It is threatened by habitat loss, but is listed as

IUCN3.1, a species of least concern.

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Status

Germination success is somewhat limited by short-lived seeds which are heavily {{clarification needed span|text=predated|reason=What does this mean?|date=June 2025}}. Exploitation rates are high. It is one of the two principal timber species in Congo.

It is threatened by habitat loss, but is listed as

IUCN3.1, a species of least concern.

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