Khaya senegalensisA.Juss. [family MELIACEAE ] (stored under name); Verified by Not on sheet, Khaya anthotheca(Welw.) C.DC. [family MELIACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet, Isotype of Garretia anthotecaWelw. [family MELIACEAE ] Verified by Not on sheet,
Related name
Khaya nyasica
Khaya senegalensis
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Khaya anthotheca
Garretia anthoteca
Common name
acajou de Sénégal; cailcédrat; quinquina du Sénégal., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
si bay (Aub.) si hay (JB) tiray (K&A) (SENEGAL, BANYUN), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
a-tiès (JB; K&A) (SENEGAL, BASARI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
fabńé (K&A) fam (JB) famé (auctt.) sabme (JB; K&A) tamini (JB) yakum (JB) (SENEGAL, BALANTA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
bisillo (JB) (SENEGAL, BADYARA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
dry zone mahogany., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
ga-ses (K&A) ga-tiès (JB; K&A) ga-tyέs (FG&G) (SENEGAL, BEDIK), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
Nigeria - Lagos mahogany, Benin wood (H-Hanson)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
Flora
Entry for KHAYA senegalensis (Desr.) A. Juss [family MELIACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 2, (1999) Author: by A. S. Hassan & M. Cheek [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
KHAYA senegalensis(Desr.) A. Juss [family MELIACEAE], (1830).
Information
Tree up to 20 m high; bole often crooked; buttresses short or absent; crown rounded. Leaves up to 25 cm long, bright green and shining above, pale greyish green beneath; leaflets 4–10. Panicles up to 20 cm long. Capsule up to 5 cm in diam.
Range
Cultivated in S2 as a garden plant Senegal eastwards to northern Uganda.
