African mahogany
Khaya senegalensis
Summary 2
Khaya senegalensis is a species of tree in the Meliaceae family that is native to Africa. Common names include African mahogany, dry zone mahogany, Gambia mahogany, khaya wood, Senegal mahogany, cailcedrat, acajou, djalla, and bois rouge.
Street Value 3
Exotic species
Huge tree with dense crown and shade, very hardy
Environmental weed invading river corridor
poor root development in shalow soild or irrigated areas leads to instability
large branches
Fontes e Créditos
- (c) jayeshpatil912, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/75380256@N06/6833359770/
- Adaptado por Ben Lewis de uma obra de (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaya_senegalensis
- (c) Ben Lewis, alguns direitos reservados (CC0)
Mais informações
- BioDiversity4All taxon page
- African Plants - a photo guide
- Atlas of Living Australia
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- eFloras.org
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- World Flora Online
BioDiversity4All Mapa
| Common name | African Mahogany |
|---|---|
| Origin | Exotic |
| Life form | Tree |
| Katherine planting | unsuitable |
| Height | height greater than 10m |
| Lifespan | long-lived |
| Irrigation | preferred |
| Termite | Unknown resistance |
| Current status | common & self propogated |
| Planting success | 0 |
| Notes | Can drop limbs or blow over. Environmental weed |
