Khaya anthotheca, with the common name East African mahogany, is a large tree species in the Meliaceae family, native to tropical Africa.
Growth Form, A big tree grows up to 60 m tall, occasionally with buttresses. Foliage, The compound leaves are paripinnate, with 2-7 pairs of leaflets.
Khaya anthotheca
Plant
Khaya anthotheca, with the common name East African mahogany, is a large tree species in the Meliaceae family, native to tropical Africa.
The name anthotheca was taken from the Greek word anthos, meaning flower, while theca refers to a capsule. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Khaya anthotheca
Conservation status: Vulnerable
Family: Meliaceae
Order: Sapindales
Genus: Khaya
Kingdom: Plantae
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Known locally as M'bawa but also known as Red or White Mahogany it is a large, fast-growing, semi-deciduous tree sometimes exceeding 60 metres.
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Family Meliaceae. Native to eastern central and southern Africa. High-value timber used for cabintery and furniture making.
Khaya nyasica is a large tree, sometimes exceeding 60 m in height. Bark grey to brown, mainly smooth but flaking off in characteristic scales.
Khaya anthotheca is a large evergreen tree up to 60 m tall (up to 30 m in the garden) with an elongated or rounded, much-branched crown.
Of the 10 species in the genus, 9 grow in continental Africa and 1 grows in Madagascar and the Comoros. Khaya nyasica grows in central, eastern, ...
Calyx 1–1·5 mm. long, lobed almost to the base, lobes subcircular, ciliate. Large evergreen tree up to 40 (60 or more) m. tall; bole of large trees markedly ...
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