Lovoa trichilioides, also called African walnut, Congowood, dibetou or tigerwood, is a species of tree in the family Meliaceae found in Central Africa. The timber provides high chatoyance, with an average value above 20 PZC.
Germination success is somewhat limited by short-lived seeds which are heavily . Exploitation rates are high. It is one of the two principal timber species in Congo. It is threatened by habitat loss, but is listed as IUCN3.1, a species of least concern. ==References==