Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compound (leaflets in rows along a stalk)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for African Mahogany itself; the rest are typical of the Meliaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- White/creamrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for African Mahogany itself; the rest are typical of the Meliaceae family — flowering plants only.
About African Mahogany
A member of the Meliaceae family, African Mahogany (Khaya grandifoliola) is a tree. Flowering and fruiting run from January to June.
Botanical family
Meliaceae
Mahogany/Neem family
African Mahogany belongs to the Meliaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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