Khaya senegalensis(KHASE)
Overview Code created in: 2002-02-03
- EPPO Code: KHASE
- Preferred name: Khaya senegalensis
- Authority: (Desrousseaux) Jussieu
Sénégal to Sudan, Guinée to Nigeria and Cameroon, Centrafrique, Uganda. Widely grown as a street tree in tropical countries. An internationally traded tropical timber. Introduced in Sri Lanka, Indochina (Vietnam, Cambodia), China (including Taiwan), USA (Florida), Cuba, Puerto Rico
| Name | Authority |
|---|---|
| Swietenia senegalensis | Desrousseaux |
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| African mahogany | English |
| Senegal mahogany | English |
| Gambia-Mahagonibaum | German |
| acajou cailcédrat | French |
| acajou du Sénégal | French |
| bisselon | French |
| fēi zhōu liàn | Chinese |
| 非洲楝 | Chinese |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Malvids (
1MAVD )
Order
Sapindales (
1SAPO )
Family
Meliaceae (
1MELF )
Genus
Khaya (
1KHAG )
Species
Khaya senegalensis (
KHASE )