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Datasheet

Khaya grandifoliola (big-leaf mahogany)

Summary

  • Last modified
  • 24 July 2013
  • Datasheet Type(s)
  • Host Plant
  • Preferred Scientific Name
  • Khaya grandifoliola
  • Preferred Common Name
  • big-leaf mahogany
  • Taxonomic Tree
  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Plantae
  •         Phylum: Spermatophyta
  •             Subphylum: Angiospermae
  •                 Class: Dicotyledonae
  • Uses List
  • Agroforestry
  • Carved material
  • Erosion control or dune stabilization
  • Fuelwood
  • Miscellaneous materials
  • Pesticide
  • Shade and shelter
  • Source of medicine/pharmaceutical
  • Traditional/folklore
  • Windbreak
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Identity

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Preferred Scientific Name

  • Khaya grandifoliola C. DC.

Preferred Common Name

  • big-leaf mahogany

Other Scientific Names

  • Khaya grandis Stapf
  • Khaya kerstingii Harms
  • Khaya punchii Stapf

International Common Names

  • English: African mahogany
  • French: acajou à grandes feuilles

Local Common Names

  • Africa: diala; yalando
  • Germany: Mahagonibaum, Grossblättriger
  • Ghana: diala-iri
  • Indonesia: kaya; mahoni Afrika barat
  • Nigeria: akuk; ogwango
  • Sudan: bandoro
  • Uganda: eri kiree

EPPO code

  • KHAGR (Khaya grandifoliola)

Trade name

  • Benin mahogany

Taxonomic Tree

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  • Domain: Eukaryota
  •     Kingdom: Plantae
  •         Phylum: Spermatophyta
  •             Subphylum: Angiospermae
  •                 Class: Dicotyledonae
  •                     Order: Rutales
  •                         Family: Meliaceae
  •                             Genus: Khaya
  •                                 Species: Khaya grandifoliola

Uses List

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Environmental

  • Agroforestry
  • Erosion control or dune stabilization
  • Shade and shelter
  • Windbreak

Fuels

  • Fuelwood

Materials

  • Carved material
  • Miscellaneous materials
  • Pesticide
  • Wood/timber

Medicinal, pharmaceutical

  • Source of medicine/pharmaceutical
  • Traditional/folklore

Wood Products

Top of pageBoats
Bridges
Carpentry/joinery (exterior/interior)
Engineering structures
Flooring
For light construction
Furniture
Hydraulic works
Marquetry
Plywood
Sawn or hewn building timbers
Turnery
Wall panelling
Wood carvings
Wood-based materials
Woodware