Khaya senegalensis (Desr.) A. Juss.

English: Senegal Mahogany

German: Afrikanischer Mahagonibaum

Mandarin: 非洲楝 (fei zhou lian)

Portuguese: Mogno Africano

Kingdom: Plantae (2715)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)

      Order: Sapindales (72)

        Family: Meliaceae (4)(family description)

          Genus: Khaya (1)

            Epithet: senegalensis (Desr.) A. Juss. (5)

senegalensis => from the banks of the river Senegal in West-Africa

Climate: tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: tree

Flower colour: yellow, beige, white

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• [171] Khaya senegalensis Desr (A.Juss) - FAO Grassland Index
• [290] Khaya senegalensis - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
• [1498] Khaya senegalensis - Flora of China @ efloras.org

• [18] Arbonnier, M. (2004): Trees, shrubs and lianas of West African dry zones. CIRAD, Paris, France; Margraf, Weikersheim, Germany; MNHN, Paris, France.