Khaya

Khaya
Khaya senegalensis in habitat
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae
Subfamily: Cedreloideae
Genus: Khaya
A.Juss.
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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).[1]

  1. ^ "African Mahogany | The Wood Database". Archived from the original on 2019-09-02. Retrieved 2023-10-25.