Plantation Drive 2026 by HAMILTON HOUSEWARES PVT. LTD., DNH in Collaboration with Pollution Control Committee, DNH & DD

Khaya

Khaya senegalensis

Tree Name: Khaya
Botanical Name: Khaya senegalensis
Family: Meliaceae (Neem family)
Common / Alternate Name: African Mahogany, Senegal Mahogany, Dry Zone Mahogany
Planted By: 61) HAMILTON HOUSEWARES PVT.LTD.,Sayli,DNH & DD
Age: 2 years
Height: 8 ft
Appearance: Large, tall deciduous to semi-evergreen tree with a straight trunk and broad crown; bark greyish-brown, fissured; pinnately compound leaves with glossy leaflets
Flower & Fruits: Small white to cream fragrant flowers in axillary panicles; fruit a woody, roughly spherical capsule that splits open to reveal large seeds; pulp around seeds sometimes used for a refreshing drink
Common Uses: Highly valued for carpentry, joinery, furniture, cabinet work
Very bitter bark used against malaria fever, stomach complaints, diarrhoea, dysentery, anaemia, headache, rheumatism; as tonic, anthelmintic, purgative;

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