Khaya anthotheca
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Name (Latin)
Khaya anthotheca
Other forms of name
Mahogany, White (Khaya)
White mahogany (Khaya)
See Also From tracing topical name
Khaya
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q291815
Library of congress:
sh 85072187
Sources of Information
- Usher, G. Dict. of plants used by man, 1974(Khaya anthotheca, white mahogany)
- Web. 3(white mahogany: primavera, an Australian eucalypt)
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Khaya anthotheca
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Wikipedia description:
Khaya anthotheca, with the common name East African mahogany, is a large tree species in the Meliaceae family, native to tropical Africa. The name anthotheca was taken from the Greek word anthos, meaning flower, while theca refers to a capsule. It is known by a number of other common names, including Nyasaland, red or white mahogany. Oos-Afrikaanse mahonie is the Afrikaans name and acajou is its name in French.
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