|genus = Gymnostemon
|parent_authority = Aubrév. & Pellegr.
|species = zaizou
|authority = Aubrév. & Pellegr.
}}Gymnostemon is a monotypic genus of plants in the family Simaroubaceae. The sole species, Gymnostemon zaizou, is semi-deciduous forest tree. It is endemic to Côte d'Ivoire and threatened by habitat loss throughout its native range of the Sassandra River Basin.[1] G. zaizou is a commercial hardwood species that is well-adapted to the heavy rainfall of western Africa. Wood from this species of tree is also used locally to make barred percussion instruments.[2]References
1. ^{{ cite paper | first = J-BLF | last = Avit |author2=Patrick Leon Pedia |author3=Yacouba Sankaré | title = Ministère de l’Environnement et de la Forêt diversite biologique de la Cote D’Ivoire (Rapport de synthèse) | version = | publisher = United Nations Environment Programme | year = 1999 | accessdate = 2008-03-30}}
2. ^{{cite journal|last = Brancheriau|first = Loïc|author2=Henri Baillères |author3=Pierre Détienne |author4=Richard Kronland |author5=Bloen Metzger |title = Classifying xylophone bar materials by perceptual, signal processing and wood anatomy analysis|journal = Annals of Forest Science |volume = 63|pages = 73–81|publisher = EDP Sciences|year = 2006|doi = 10.1051/forest:2005099}}
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