Meliaceae
East African mahogany
Khaya anthotheca
- Family
- Meliaceae
- Genus
- Khaya
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Common names
By language (6)
- arz
- خيا انثوثيكا
- Chinese
- 喀亚木
- English
- East African mahogany, Nyasaland mahogany, White mahogany
- French
- Acajou Blanc, Acajou D'Afrique
- Japanese
- カヤ・アントテカ
- Sundanese
- Mahoni uganda
Synonyms
- Garretia anthoteca Welw.
- Khaya euryphylla Harms
- Khaya mildbraedii Harms
- Khaya nyasica Stapf ex Baker f.
- Khaya wildemanii Ghesq.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: Raflinoer32, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Raflinoer32, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: i_c_riddell, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: i_c_riddell, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: i_c_riddell, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: i_c_riddell, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: i_c_riddell, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: i_c_riddell, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: i_c_riddell, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: i_c_riddell, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.