Terminalia superba
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Terminalia superba, the superb terminalia,[3] limba, or afara (UK), korina (US), frake (Africa),[4] African limba wood, ofram (Ghana), is a large tree in the family Combretaceae, native to tropical western Africa.
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Terminalia superba | |
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Terminalia superba at the Luki Biosphere Reserve | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Combretaceae |
Genus: | Terminalia |
Species: | T. superba |
Binomial name | |
Terminalia superba | |
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It grows up to 60 m tall, with a domed or flat crown, and a trunk typically clear of branches for much of its height, buttressed at the base. The leaves are 10 cm long and 5 cm broad, and are deciduous in the dry season (November to February). The flowers are produced at the end of the dry season just before the new leaves; they are small and whitish, growing in loose spikes 10–12 cm long. The fruit is a samara with two wings.