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The timber of Khaya is called "African mahogany", with wood properties generally regarded as the closest to genuine mahogany. [2]The seeds of K. senegalensis have an oil content of 52.5%, consisting of 21% palmitic acid, 10% stearic acid, 65% oleic acid, and 4% "unidentifiable acid" [3]
African mahogany is a fast-growing medium-sized tree which can obtain a height of up to 15–30 m (49–98 ft) in height and 1 m (3 ft 3 in) in diameter. The bark is dark grey to grey-brown while the heartwood is brown with a pink-red pigment made up of coarse interlocking grains.
Khaya grandifoliola, also called African mahogany, Benin mahogany, large-leaved mahogany, or Senegal mahogany, is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It is found in Benin , the Democratic Republic of the Congo , Ivory Coast , Ghana , Guinea , Nigeria , Sudan , Togo , and Uganda .
African mahogany (Khaya anthotheca) Two names are allowed. The first is "African mahogany" for the five species of the genus Khaya (which also belong to the mahogany family), namely: K. anthotheca, K. grandifoliola, K. ivorensis, K. madagascariensis, and K. senegalensis. All of them are native to native to Africa and Madagascar.
African mahogany is a marketing name for several African trees whose wood has properties similar to New World mahogany species. genus Entandrophragma of the family ...
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Khaya ivorensis is a species in the African mahogany family. Other common names are Gold Coast mahogany, Ivory Coast mahogany, Nigerian mahogany. It grows to be about 40–50 m high. It has thick and reddish brown bark. It grows many white flowers at the end of its branches. Its woody fruit is slightly thinner than those of Khaya grandifoliola.
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