Liberian forests represent over half of the remaining rainforests in West Africa, and they are dominated by moist evergreen forests and semi-deciduous forests. A total of 50 timber species have been identified and Common commercially harvested timber species include:
TRADE NAME |
SCIENTIFIC NAME |
SPECIES CODE |
AFZELIA |
AFZELIA AFRICANA |
AFZ |
KOKOTI |
ANOPYXIS KLAINEANA |
ANO |
NAGA |
BRACHYSTEGIA LEONENSIS |
BRA |
IROKO |
CHLOROPHORA |
CHL |
CYNOMETRA/ APOM |
CYNOMETRA ANANTA |
CYN |
DID |
DIDELOTIA IDEA |
DID |
TIAMA |
ENTANDROPRAGMA ANGOLENSE |
ENTA |
SIPO |
ENTANDROPRAGMA UTILE |
ENTU |
TALI |
ERYTHROPHLEUM IVORENSE |
ERY |
LIMBALI |
GILBERTIODENDRON PREUSSII |
GIL |
ABURA |
HALLEA CILIATA |
HAL |
EKKI(AZOBE) |
LOPHIRA ALATA |
LOP |
LOVOA |
LOVOA TRICHILIODES |
LOV |
KUSIA |
NAUCLEA DIDERRICHII |
NAU |
OLDFIELDA |
OLDFIELDA AFRICANA |
OLD |
PARINARI |
PARINARI EXCELSA |
PAR |
DAHOMA |
PIPTADENIASTRUM AFRICANUM |
PIP |
NIANGON |
HERITIERA UTILIS |
TAR |
TETRA |
TETRABERLINIA TUBMANIANA |
TET |