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Khaya senegalensis

Authority Dyer Family Magnoliopsida:Rosidae:Sapindales:Meliaceae Synonyms Common names African mahogany, cailcedra, mogno africano Editor Ecocrop code 7058

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION A tall deciduous or evergreen tree reaching a height of 15-40 m and a trunk diameter of up to 3 m, with a clean bole up to half the tree height. It has a rounded crown and dark shining foliage. USES The bark has medicinal properties. GROWING PERIOD Perennial. Flowering shortly before or early during the rainy season, the fruits apparently remaining on the tree throughout the dry season. COMMON NAMES African mahogany, Senegal mahogany, Dry zone mahogany, Acajou, Frimu, Ono, Khaya wood, Kuntunkuri, Korobaa, Koka, Koko, Ono, Ogonwo, Okpe, Kagam, Ha, Dalehi, Madachi, Eri, Kirai, Mario, Tido, Acajou d'Afrique, Acajou du Senegal, Kuka Cailcedrat, Cail-Cedrat, Jallo, Kuhi, Dagarti, Mdachi. FURTHER INF Scientific synonym: Swietenia senegalensis. African mahogany is indigenous to Mali, northern Nigeria, northern Cameroon, northern Uganda, and southern Sudan. Found at elevations between sea level and 1800 m. The tree occur naturally within the latitudinal range of 8-15°N. It is shade tolerant in youth, drought hardy and regenerates rapidly. It is fire tender when young.
Sources
Grassland Index Webb D 1984 pp 190 [RAIN, TEMP, TEXT, PH, DRA, LIG, USE] FAO For. Paper 67 pp 109 INSPIRE species 107 [RAIN, TEMP, TEXT, PH, DRA, LIG, USE] FAO For. Paper 77 pp 341 Maydell H 1986 pp 307-308 [FER, DEP, DRA, TEXT, RAIN, USE] Iwu M 1993 pp 196-197 [USE]