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Article: Majestic Iroko Shares Many Uses with Teak.(Brief Article)
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- Wood & Wood Products
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- June 1, 2001
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Two species known by the commercial name iroko grow in East and West Africa. Chlorophora excelsa is found almost everywhere across the width of tropical Africa, while Chlorophora regia, shorter in height and less hardy in prolonged dry conditions, is found in West Africa, from Gambia to Ghana.
Iroko has many of the same uses of teak and is sometimes used as a teak substitute. While the tree is not related to the "true" teak, Tectona grandis, it has sometimes been called African teak or Nigerian teak.
The authors of the book The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Trees discuss iroko as a teak substitute. "The high price of teak with no likely prospect of ...