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Entandrophragma cylindricum
Also called Sapele Mahogany
Sapele is a large tropical hardwood tree from West and Central Africa, grown mainly for its valuable timber rather than as a garden plant. It is not realistic to grow at home beyond a young seedling in a warm, frost-free climate.
Entandrophragma cylindricum is a tree of the genus Entandrophragma of the family Meliaceae. It is commonly known as sapele or sapelli ( sə-PEE-lee) or sapele mahogany, as well as aboudikro, assi, and muyovu.
Sapele is native to tropical Africa. There are protected populations and felling restrictions in place in various countries.
This commercially important hardwood is reminiscent of mahogany, and is a part of the same Meliaceae family. It is darker in tone and has a distinctive figure. Sapele is particularly prized for a lustrous, iridescent chatoyance, with colours that range from light pink to brown and gold to red. The timber provides high chatoyance, with an average value above 20 PZC.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sapele by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
