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Khaya madagascariensis
Madagascar Mahogany is a large evergreen tree from Madagascar and the Comoros, valued for its reddish-brown timber and grown mainly for shade and timber rather than as a houseplant. It needs a warm, frost-free climate and plenty of room.
Khaya madagascariensis is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It is found in Comoros and Madagascar.
Khaya madagascariensis is native to Madagascar and Comoros. Its historic range includes the Northern and Central Highlands of Madagascar in the former provinces of Antsiranana, Fianarantsoa, Mahajanga, Toamasina and Toliara, and on the islands of Grande Comore and Mohéli and near Koni-Djodjo on Anjouan in the Comoros. It is known from 12 locations, and its estimated extent of occurrence (EOO) is 262,803 km2, and the estimated area of occupancy (AOO) is 56 km2.
The reddish-brown wood is valued highly, and is used to make fine furniture, joinery, implements, and carvings. The trunks were traditionally used to make canoes.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
