Isoberlinia doka is a hardwood tree native to African tropical savannas and Guinean forest-savanna mosaic dry forests where it can form single species stands.

[2] The tree is exploited for its economic value as a commercial timber.

The leaves and shoots of the tree dominate the diet of the Giant Eland in its range.

[3] The tree is a host plant for Anaphe moloneyi (superfamily Thaumetopoeidae), one of the caterpillars that produces a wild silk, sayan, local to parts of Nigeria.

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