Entandrophragma utile
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Entandrophragma utile faces severe pressure from commercial logging operations targeting its valuable timber, which is highly prized for furniture and construction. Slash-and-burn agriculture and expanding human settlements continue to fragment and destroy its remaining forest habitat across West and Central Africa. The species' slow growth rate and specific ecological requirements make population recovery extremely difficult once forests are cleared.
Habitat
This large canopy tree inhabits primary and secondary tropical rainforests across West and Central Africa, typically growing in well-drained soils at elevations up to 1,000 meters. It requires the humid conditions and complex forest structure of intact tropical ecosystems to reach maturity and reproduce successfully.
