Meliaceae
Senegal mahogany
Khaya senegalensis
- Family
- Meliaceae
- Genus
- Khaya
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Common names
By language (14)
- Arabic
- أكاجو السنغال
- arz
- اكاجو السنغال
- Bambara
- Jala
- Cantonese
- 非洲桃花心木
- Chinese
- 非洲楝, 仙加树, 非洲桃花心木
- dag
- Kuga
- din
- Tïït
- English
- Senegal mahogany, African mahogany, Benin mahogany, Dry zone mahogany
- Hausa
- Maɗaci
- Japanese
- カヤ・セネガレンシス
- Malagasy
- Khaya
- Malayalam
- ആഫ്രിക്കൻ മഹാഗണി
- Tsonga
- Manana wa perela
- Vietnamese
- Xà cừ
Synonyms
- Swietenia senegalensis Desr.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: Ong Jyh Seng, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sezimropkora, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ong Jyh Seng, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Hatem Moushir, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ong Jyh Seng, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ong Jyh Seng, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: ONG SOS Biodiversity, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dairon Cuevas Riveras, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Wiki Farazi, CC0, 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.