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Khaya grandifoliola

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Type? of Khaya grandifoliola C.DC. [family MELIACEAE]
Type? of Khaya grandifoliola C.DC. [family MELIACEAE]
Khaya grandifoliola C.DC.; original illustration from FWTA
Type? of Khaya grandifoliola C.DC. [family MELIACEAE]
Type? of Khaya grandifoliola C.DC. [family MELIACEAE]
Timber species of Khaya grandifoliola C.DC. [family MELIACEAE]
Filed as Khaya grandifoliola C.DC. [family MELIACEAE]
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Identification
Khaya grandifoliola C.DC. [family MELIACEAE ]
Related name
  • Khaya grandifoliola
Common name
  • BAMBARA diala-iri (RS) (UPPER VOLTA, MANDING-), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • diala (RS) yalandé (RS) (GUINEA, KISSI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • diala-iri (A Chev.) (IVORY COAST, MANDING-DYULA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • bafili (JMD) kanya-njila (def. -lei) (Cole) (SIERRA LEONE, MENDE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • lukru (Aub.; K&B) (IVORY COAST, BAULE), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • acajou à grandes feuilles; acajou lisse., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • broad-leaved mahogany; Benin mahogany; Benin wood., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • diala-ir (IVORY COAST, SENUFO-BAMANA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4

Flora

Entry for Khaya grandifoliola C. DC. [family MELIACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora of West Tropical Africa, Vol 1, Part 2,
Names
Khaya grandifoliola C. DC. [family MELIACEAE], in Bull. Soc. Bot. Fr. 54, Mém. 8: 10 (1907); Aubrév. Fl. For. C. Iv. 2: 118–124, t. 173, 6–10, t. 174, 4–5; For. Trees & Timbers Brit. Emp. 4: 64, fig. 10, t. 10; Pellegr. l.c. 29; Harms l. c.; Aubrév. Fl. For. Soud.-Guin. 377–379.
Khaya punchii Stapf [family MELIACEAE], (1908) — ChevBot117
Khaya grandis Stapf [family MELIACEAE], (1908)
Khaya kerstingii Engl. [family MELIACEAE], (1915)
Khaya kissiensis A. Chev. [family MELIACEAE], Bot117, name only.
Information
A largeforesttree, to 130 ft. high; young foliage conspicuously reddish.
Habitat
forest
Range
Extends to A.–E. Sudan, Belgian Congo and Uganda
Distribution
Fr. G.: Doudou, Kissi (Feb.) Chev. .20687! Kissidougou 8 Guékédou fide Aubrév. l.c.Iv.C.: Abidjan Aubrév.G.C.: Agogo (fr. Jan.) Chipp 627! Kobroso, N. of Abofuo (fl. 8 fr. Feb.) Vigne FH 1803! Sekodumasi (fr. Oct.) Vigne FH 3395! L. Bosumtwi (fr. May) Thompson 74!Togo: Sokodé-Basari Kersting 562.Dah.: Cabolé, Savalou Chev. 23774!N.Nig.: Kafanchan (Jan.) Kerr!S.Nig.: Unwin 18! Foster 89! Ibadan F.R. Punch 104! Tupelle, W. Prov. Thompson 7! Onitsha Dist. (Jan.) Kennedy 2506! Rosevear 2/29!

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