Khaya
See also: khaya
Translingual
Khaya senegalensis foliage
Etymology
From Wolof khaye (“African mahogany tree”).
Proper noun
Khaya n
- 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, eurosids II - clades; Sapindales - order; Meliaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Khaya senegalensis - type species; for other species see
References
- Khaya at USDA Plants database
- Khaya on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Khaya at Encyclopedia of Life
- Khaya at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Meliaceae at APWeb
- Khaya at The Plant List
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