Lebombo ironwood
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific classification | ||||||||||||||||||
|
||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
| Androstachys johnsonii Prain |
The Lebombo ironwood (Androstachys johnsonii) is a tree species and the sole member of the genus Androstachys in the Picrodendraceae. It is native to Africa and Madagascar. Within southern Africa, it occurs in Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga and Swaziland.
[edit] Uses
Its timber is of economical interest, traded as mecrussé, and makes good flooring. It is rarely traded, presumably because of a lack of supply.
