Meliaceae Khaya grandifoliola C.DC.

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Keywords in this picture :

• Foliage
• Bole
• Bark
• Fruit
• Habit
• Vegetative
• Tree (any size)
• Slash
• Flower & fruit
• Woody stem
• Leaf
• Plant parts

Species information

Description
Moderately large, spreading, emergent or at least (gregarious) canopy of dry forest or savanna fringe tree. Sometimes deciduous, flowering in the dry season with the flush of new leaves [Taylor]. Fruits are produced Oct.-March. The bark of this and other {Khaya} species is effective against malaria [Awe and Makinde, 1991], and used as such in Ghana [Abbiw, 1990].

Specimen information

Collector
W.D.Hawthorne

Specimen Number
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