Khaya anthotheca |
White Mahogany |
Khaya grandifoliola |
Benin Mahogany |
Large-leaved Mahogany |
Senegal Mahogany |
Khaya ivorensis |
Lagos Mahogany |
Khaya madagascariensis |
Khaya senegalensis |
Benin Mahogany |
Dry Zone Mahogany |
Senegal Mahogany |
Facts Summary:
Khaya (commonly known as the African Mahogany species) is a genus of plants of concern and found in the following area(s): Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Indian Ocean (Comoros), Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Niger, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
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Scientific Name | Status | Listing Date | Range | |
1. | Khaya anthotheca | VU-IUCN | 1998 | Angola, Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Ghana, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Republic of Congo, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
2. | Khaya grandifoliola | VU-IUCN | 1998 | Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, Sudan, Togo, Uganda |
3. | Khaya ivorensis | VU-IUCN | 1998 | Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire), Ghana, Guinea, Nigeria, Sudan, Togo, Uganda |
4. | Khaya madagascariensis | EN-IUCN | 1998 | Indian Ocean (Comoros), Madagascar |
5. | Khaya senegalensis | VU-IUCN | 1998 | Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Cote d'Ivoire, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Togo, Uganda |
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