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'''Entandrophragma''' is a genus of eleven species of deciduous trees in the mahogany family Meliaceae, restricted to tropical Africa. At least some of the species attain large sizes, reaching 40-50 m tall, exceptionally 60 m, and 2 m in trunk diameter. The leaves are pinnate, with 5-9 pairs of leaflets, each leaflet 8-10 cm long with an acuminate tip. The flowers are produced in loose inflorescences, each flower small, with five yellowish petals about 2 mm long, and ten stamens. The fruit is a five-valved capsule containing numerous winged seeds.
;Selected species:

★ ''Entandrophragma angolense'' - 'Tiama'

★ ''Entandrophragma candollei'' - 'Kosipo'

★ ''Entandrophragma cylindricum'' - 'Sapeli' or 'Sapele'

★ ''Entandrophragma utile'' - 'Sipo' or 'Utile'

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Uses

The timber of a few species is well-known. These are traded under separate names and can be used more or less like mahogany, with that of ''Entandrophragma cylindricum'' perhaps closest to a mahogany-type wood.

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;Tiama ''Entandrophragma angolense''

★ Wood properties

★ Wood anatomy
;Kosipo ''Entandrophragma candollei''

★ Wood properties

★ Wood anatomy
;Sapeli ''Entandrophragma cylindricum''

★ Wood properties

★ Wood anatomy
;Sipo (Utile) ''Entandrophragma utile''

★ Wood properties

★ Wood anatomy