Khaya

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Translingual

Khaya senegalensis foliage

Etymology

From Wolof khaye (“African mahogany tree”).

Proper noun

Khaya f

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

Wikious

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