Khaya

Khaya is a genus of five tree species in the mahogany family Meliaceae. The timber of Khaya is called African mahogany, and is valued as a substitute to American mahogany (of the genus Swietenia).

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GENUS

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderSapindales
FamilyMeliaceae

Native toAngola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon

Observations recorded13,582

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Image: Khaya senegalensis MS 2037.JPG

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taxon name: Khaya
Commons category: Khaya
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomygenus.aspx?id=6310
taxon common name: 非洲楝属

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Khaya is a genus of five tree species in the mahogany family Meliaceae. The timber of Khaya is called African mahogany, and is valued as a substitute to American mahogany (of the genus Swietenia).

==Description== The genus is native to tropical Africa across various countries from Senegal to Sudan to Uganda, as well as Madagascar. All species grow to around 13–30m tall, rarely 45m, with a trunk over 1m diameter, often buttressed at the base.