UKhaya wuhlobo lwezinhlobo ezinhlanu zezihlahla emndenini wama-mahogany iMeliaceae.Ugodo lukaKhaya lubizwa ngokuthi yi- African mahogany, futhi luthathwa njengolungena esikhundleni se-American mahogany ( sohlobo lwe-Swietenia). Uhlobo luvela e- Afrika eshisayo naseMadagascar.Zonke izinhlobo zikhula zizungeze u-30-35m ubude, akuvamile ukuba yi-45m, nesiqu esingaphezu kobubanzi obuyi-1m, esivame ukuboshelwa phansi. Amaqabunga aphinyiwe, anezincwajana ezingama-4-6, ipheshana lokugcina alikho; Ipheshana ngalinye linobude obungu-10-15 cm obuzungezwe ngokungazelelwe phezulu, kepha imvamisa linethiphu le-acuminate.Amaqabunga angaba yi- deciduous noma i- evergreen kuye ngezinhlobo.Izimbali zenziwa ngama- inflorescence akhululekile, imbali ngayinye incane, inamacembe amane aphuzi aphuzi kanye ne-stameni eziyishumi. Izithelo ziyi-globose capsule ezine noma ezinhlanu-valve 5-8 cm ububanzi, oqukethe imbewu enamaphiko eminingi. Khaya anthotheca ( syn. K. nyasica ) Khaya grandifoliola Khaya ivorensis Khaya madagascariensis Khaya senegalensis Ugodo lukaKhaya lubizwa nge- "mahogany yase-Afrika", ngezakhiwo zokhuni ngokuvamile ezibhekwa njengeziseduze kakhulu ne- mahogany yangempela.