Khaya senegalensis
African Mahogany; Senegal mahogany
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Acajou Cailcédrat | |
| Deutsch | Afrikanisches Mahagoni, Khaya | |
| English | African Mahogany; Senegal mahogany | |
| Français | Acajou d'Afrique | |
| Italiano | Afrikanisches Mahagoni, Khaya | |
| Suomi | Afrikanisches Mahagoni, Khaya | |
| Norsk | Afrikanisches Mahagoni, Khaya | |
| Čeština | Afrikanisches Mahagoni, Khaya | |
| Español | Afrikanisches Mahagoni, Khaya | |
| Svenska | Afrikanisches Mahagoni, Khaya | |
| Polski | Afrikanisches Mahagoni, Khaya | |
| Український | Afrikanisches Mahagoni, Khaya | |
| Român | Afrikanisches Mahagoni, Khaya | |
| Русский | Afrikanisches Mahagoni, Khaya | |
| Български | Afrikanisches Mahagoni, Khaya | |
| EESTI | Afrikanisches Mahagoni, Khaya | |
| 日本語 | Afrikanisches Mahagoni, Khaya | |
| Other names | Benin-mahagoni, Lagos-mahagoni (NG); Dubini-, Axim-, Accra-, Tacoradi mahagony (GH); n'gollon, n'dola, Kap Lopez mahagoni (GA); Grand Bassam mahagoni (CI); undianunu (AO); Douala mahonie (NL) |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Western Africa; Eastern Africa | |||
| States and Territories | Senegal; Gambia; Guinea-Bissau; Guinea; Sierra Leone; Ivory Coast; Ghana; Togo; Benin; Nigeria; Mali; Burkina Faso; Niger; Chad; South Sudan; Sudan; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Uganda; NE-D.R.Congo [Zaire]; New Caledonia [I]; Fiji [I]; India [I]; USA [I] (Florida [I]); Puerto Rico [I]; Cuba [I]; China [I] (Fujian [I], Guangdong [I], Guangxi [I], Hainan [I]); Taiwan [I]; Vietnam [I]; Cambodia [I]; Trinidad & Tobago [I] | |||
| [I] = Introduced | ||||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Sapindales | |||
| Family | Meliaceae | |||
| Genus | Khaya | |||
| Species | senegalensis | |||
| Author citation | (Desv.) A. Juss. | |||
| Scientific name | Khaya senegalensis (Desv.) A. Juss. | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
| Intkey | https://www.delta-intkey.com/wood/de/www/melkh-af.htm | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | indistinct or not recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun bis rot | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 3 | |||
| Beetle | D | |||
| Termites | S | |||
| Lithophagous molluscs | S | |||
Impregnability according to EN 350
| Impregnability of heartwood | 4 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | 2 | |||
| Width of the sapwood | s | |||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 490.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 520.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 530.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Appearances
Wood
Khaya senegalensis , ©Dennis Wilson
Bark
KHXX , Crown, (SING)©Hansueli Schmid ,
KHXX , Label2, (SING)©Hansueli Schmid ,
KHXX , Label, (SING)©Hansueli Schmid ,
Leaves
KHXX , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
KHXX , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
KHXX , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
Tree
KHXX , Tree, (SING)©Hansueli Schmid ,