what is the genus species name for an african oak tree?

Answer 1

It's not the usual oak genus, but instead is Oldfieldia africana.

Answer 2

African Oak Tree

Answer 3

African oak is botanically or scientifically callled

Oldfieldia africana

The species 'africana' is a tall tree from the wet evergreen forests of West Africa.

It is a timber species, known under the confusing name of

African Oak or African Teak (leading to useless information when googled), but it is neither oak or teak but a valuable hardwood on its own merits.

Oldfieldia is a plant genus under the family

Picrodendraceae, .

The classification of the tree is as follows -
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Order: Malpighiales

Family: Picrodendraceae ---

These are subtropical to tropical and found in New Guinea, Australia, New Caledonia, Madagascar, continental Africa as well as tropical America.

This family was previously known as the subfamily Oldfieldioideae of the Euphorbiaceae.

Tribe: Picrodendreae

Subtribe: Paiveusinae

Genus: Oldfieldia
Benth. & Hook.