Pterygota bequaertii

The wood has the trade name Koto.

Pterygota bequaertii is a species of flowering plant in the Sterculiaceae family. It is found in Cameroon, Republic of Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Gabon, Ghana, and Nigeria. It is threatened by exploitation as a timber tree. The wood has the trade name Koto. Source - * Hawthorne, W. 1998. Pterygota bequaertii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 10 July 2007. More

Pterygota bequaertii is included as vulnerable in the IUCN Red list. Anatomy Wood-anatomical description (IAWA hardwood codes): Growth rings: 2: growth ring boundaries indistinct or absent. More