Khaya senegalensis

Khaya senegalensis on Tena Kourou, Burkina Faso

Khaya senegalensis ( syn.. Swietenia senegalensis Desr ) in German referred to as "African mahogany ", is a plant belonging to the family of the mahogany family ( Meliaceae ).

Distribution and threat

The area of Khaya senegalensis in sub-Saharan Africa ranges from Senegal to Sudan. Khaya senegalensis occurs in Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Ivory Coast, Gabon; Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea- Bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, and Uganda.

Khaya senegalensis is on the IUCN Red List as "vulnerable " = " risk" out, but on the other hand applies in Western Australia as an invasive Art

Description

In Khaya senegalensis are evergreen trees that reach heights of growth of up to 35 meters. The bark is gray. The change-constant leaves are pinnate pairs with three to six pairs of leaflets that are entire, shiny and hairless.

The axillary, paniculate inflorescences are about 20 cm long. The sepals are green. The four to five petals are white to cream-colored. The cream-colored to red stamens are fused into a tube. The scars are yellow.

The woody capsule fruit is about 8 cm long.

Use

Khaya senegalensis is an important timber, which is marketed as "African mahogany " and is used locally as a timber for crafts and for the production of boats and mortars. During the French colonial rule, this species was planted in many West African countries as shadow imaging street tree. There are also numerous medical uses.

Swell

• Description and use in Aluka. (English )