African teak
Milicia excelsa
A genus split is not a placement verdict.
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- Form
- tree
- Region
- Nigeria
- Rated in
- Global
United States / Grow / African teak
On this lot
1. Fire evidence and conditions
- Fire evidence
- Mixed evidence — location does not change the cited classification.
- Fire-performance conditions
- Fire ecology context
- Placement evidence
- Evidence regions
- Global
- Maintenance
2. Why this plant is relevant here
- State distribution
- Native range
- Introduced / established
- USDA hardiness
3. Legal, ecological, and broader status
- Legal-list status
- Seed-list status
- Reported invasive here
- Broader regional context
- Federal context
How to read this page
The status above is computed from the cited rows below: independent recommendations can support a fire-resistant result, an avoid row can produce keep-away, and disagreement stays visible as conflict. Placement notes preserve each source’s own scheme rather than translating unlike rules into one scale. This is evidence about a plant, not permission to plant it in every part of the defensible space; Zone 0 remains noncombustible.
The evidence
Listed without a rating (4)
Corroboration (4 rows from 1 source)
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FLAMITS: FLAMmability plant traiTS database
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Primary study Momoh1996: Momoh, M., Horrocks, A., Eboatu, A., & Kolawole, E. (1996). Flammability of tropical woodsI. Investigation of the burning parameters. Polymer degradation and stability, 54, 403-411.
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“time to flaming (s): 8.9”
FLAMITS record 9413; Ignitability measurement; predrying no.
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“rate of burning spread (cm/s): 0.18”
FLAMITS record 9427; Sustainability measurement; predrying no.
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“time to flaming (s): 8.6”
FLAMITS record 9441; Ignitability measurement; predrying yes.
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“rate of burning spread (cm/s): 0.2”
FLAMITS record 9455; Sustainability measurement; predrying yes.
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