Khaya anthotheca

taxobox
status = VU
status_system = IUCN2.3
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Sapindales
familia = Meliaceae
genus = "Khaya"
species = "K. anthotheca"
binomial = "Khaya anthotheca"
binomial_authority = (Welw.) C. DC.|

"Khaya anthotheca" (also called African Mahogany or White Mahogany) is a species of plant in the Meliaceae family. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Liberia, Malawi, Mozambique, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. It is threatened by habitat loss.

ource

* Hawthorne, W. 1998. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/32235/all "Khaya anthotheca"] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 22 August 2007.