Khaya

Khaya senegalensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Meliaceae
Subfamilia: Cedreloideae
Genus: Khaya
Species: K. agboensis – K. anthotheca – K. euryphylla – K. grandifoliola – K. ivorensis – K. madagascariensis – K. nyasica – K. senegalensis

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Khaya in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 13. Reference page.

Name

Khaya A.Juss., Bull. Sci. Nat. Geol. 23: 238 (1830) [Nov 1830]

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Khaya A.Juss., Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 19: 249, t. 10 (1831–1832) [1830 publ. 1831–1832]; isonym.
• Heterotypic
  • Garretia Welw. in Apont.: 587 (1859)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Africa Regional: Tropical Africa Angola, Benin, Burkina, Burundi, Cabinda, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe Introduced into: Bangladesh, Cambodia, China Southeast, Cuba, Florida, Hainan, KwaZulu-Natal, Leeward Is., Northern Provinces, Puerto Rico, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Trinidad-Tobago, Vietnam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Jussieu, A.H.L. de 1830. Mémoire sur le groupe des Méliacées. Mémoires du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle 19: 153–304. BHL Reference page. : 249

Additional references

• Bouka Dipelet, U.G., Florence, J., Doumenge, C., Loumeto, J.J. & McKey, D. 2017. Khayae (Meliaceae) specierum Nomenclator. Adansonia, sér. 3, 39(1): 15–30. DOI: 10.5252/a2017n1a2 ResearchGate Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Khaya.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Khaya in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 May 2. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Khaya. Published online. Accessed: 2 May 2021. Reference page.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Khaya. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 2 May 2021. Reference page.

Vernacular names

• مصرى: خايا
• azərbaycanca: خايا
• English: African mahogany ا
• suomi: Kaijamahongit
• 日本語: カヤ
• русский: Хайя
• Tiếng Việt: Chi Xà cừ
• 中文: 非洲楝属

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