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''Baikiaea plurijuga'', known as African teak, Mukusi, Rhodesian teak, Zambian teak or Zambesi redwood, is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family. The woodland which it dominates is known as Gusu woodland, and is located on the deep, aeolian and fluvial Kalahari Sands which have virtually no clay or silt. These sands provide exceptional growing conditions for deep-rooting trees, but the deficiency in clay restricts tree growth to sites holding nutrients in the form of organic matter. 〔http://www.zambiatourism.com/about-zambia/vegetation/kalahari-sands〕〔(Ecology of Morsitans group species )〕 This species forms a dense hardwood valued for its termite resistance, is used for railway sleepers, in construction and for furniture making. Extensive teak forests in some parts of its range (e.g. at Mulobezi, Zambia) have been over-exploited by the commercial timber industry. It is found in Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia and Zimbabwe. ==References== * World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. (Baikiaea plurijuga ). * (2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ) Downloaded on 18 July 2007. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Baikiaea plurijuga」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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