Khaya

See also: khaya

Translingual

Khaya senegalensis foliage

Etymology

From Wolof khaye (“African mahogany tree”).

Proper noun

Khaya f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Meliaceae – trees with wood sold as African mahogany.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Sapindales - order; Meliaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Khaya senegalensis - type species; for other species see Khaya on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

References

• Khaya on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Khaya on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Khaya on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Khaya at USDA Plants database
• Khaya at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Khaya at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Khaya at Plants of the World Online
• Khaya at Tropicos
• Meliaceae at APWeb