Entandrophragma utile

Entandrophragma utile
Platycerium elephantotis on the trunk of Entandrophragma utile
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae
Genus: Entandrophragma
Species:
E. utile
Binomial name
Entandrophragma utile
(Dawe & Sprague) Sprague
Synonyms
  • Entandrophragma macrocarpum A.Chev.
  • Entandrophragma roburoides Vermoesen
  • Entandrophragma thomasii Ledoux
  • Pseudocedrela utilis Dawe & Sprague

Entandrophragma utile, called the sipo or utile, is a species of large tree in the genus Entandrophragma, native to nearly all of tropical Africa facing the Atlantic, from Guinea to Angola, and as far east as Uganda. The timber is traded as a tropical hardwood. It is sometimes called sipo mahogany. It shares many of the characteristics of genuine mahogany and is used as an alternative.