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Cynometra ananta is a perennial large tree within the Fabaceae family. Its timber is traded under the name Apome in Ivory Coast and Ananta in Ghana.
Largely occurs in dense and deciduous forests of West Africa but can also be found in semi-deciduous zones. Found in Ivory Coast, Liberia and Ghana.
Wood is hard and heavy and is commonly used in heavy construction work, bridge and railway building.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cynometra ananta by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
