Record Number
5665
PROSEA Handbook Number
5(3): Timber trees; Lesser-known timbers
Taxon
Khaya grandifoliola C. DC.
This article should be read together with the article on the genus: Khaya in the Handbook volume indicated above in this database.
This article should be read together with the article on the genus: Khaya in the Handbook volume indicated above in this database.
Synonyms
Khaya grandis Stapf, Khaya kerstingii Engl., Khaya punchii Stapf.
Vernacular Names
African mahogany, Benin wood, heavy African mahogany (En). Acajou à grandes feuilles (Fr).
Distribution
Tropical Africa from Guinea to Zaire, northern Uganda and Sudan; in South-East Asia introduced into Indonesia (Java).
Author(s)
S.I. Wiselius
Correct Citation of this Article
Wiselius, S.I., 1998. Khaya grandifoliola C. DC.. In: Sosef, M.S.M., Hong, L.T. and Prawirohatmodjo, S. (Editors): Plant Resources of South-East Asia No 5(3): Timber trees; Lesser-known timbers. PROSEA Foundation, Bogor, Indonesia. Database record: prota4u.org/prosea
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