▁a ▁species ▁of ▁Gu ib ourt ia ▁in ▁the ▁family ▁Fab aceae , ▁native ▁to ▁tropical ▁western ▁Africa ▁from ▁the ▁Gab on , ▁Republic ▁of ▁the ▁Congo , ▁western ▁Democratic ▁Republic ▁of ▁the ▁Congo , ▁and ▁northern most ▁Ang ola ▁( C ab inda ). ▁Other ▁common ▁names ▁include ▁( Z aire ). ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁tree ▁growing ▁to ▁ 2 0 – 3 0 ▁m ▁tall , ▁with ▁a ▁tr unk ▁ 4 0 – 8 0   cm ▁diameter . ▁ ▁The ▁wood ▁is ▁valuable , ▁dur able ▁and ▁moder ately ▁resist ant ▁to ▁wood - bor ing ▁insect s ▁including ▁term ites . ▁It ▁is ▁used ▁for ▁join ery , ▁furn iture , ▁flo oring , ▁and ▁decor ative ▁pan elling . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁ar n old iana <0x0A> </s> ▁R uk hs ana ▁Z uber i ▁is ▁a ▁Pak ist ani ▁politician ▁who ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁Member ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁of ▁Pakistan , ▁since ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁Pre viously ▁she ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁and ▁briefly ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Provin cial ▁Assembly ▁of ▁S ind h ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 . ▁ ▁Political ▁career ▁Z uber i ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Provin cial ▁Assembly ▁of ▁S ind h ▁on ▁a ▁reserved ▁seat ▁for ▁women ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 7 ▁general ▁election ▁where ▁she ▁remained ▁from ▁ 3 0 ▁March ▁ 1 9