Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Fabales (244)
Family: Fabaceae (244)(family description)
Genus: Pericopsis (1)
Epithet: angolensis (Baker) Meeuwen (2)
Synonyms: Afrormosia angolensis (Baker) De Wild., Afrormosia schliebenii Harms, Pericopsis schliebenii (Harms) Meeuwen
angolensis => from Angola
schliebenii => in honor of Hans Joachim Schlieben (1902-1975), German plant collector in Tanzania