Khaya

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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). African Mahogany - The Wood Database

 Incazelo 
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.

 Izinhlobo 

 Khaya anthotheca ( syn. K. nyasica )
 Khaya grandifoliola
 Khaya ivorensis
 Khaya madagascariensis
 Khaya senegalensis

 Imisebenza 
Ugodo lukaKhaya lubizwa nge- "mahogany yase-Afrika", ngezakhiwo zokhuni ngokuvamile ezibhekwa njengeziseduze kakhulu ne- mahogany yangempela. Mahogany Mixups: the Lowdown - The Wood Database

Imbewu ka K. senegalensis inokuqukethwe kukawoyela okungama-52.5%, okuqukethe i-21% palmitic acid, 10% stearic acid, 65% oleic acid, ne-4% "ye-asidi engaziwa" 

I eliqinile le iba nsundu ngokubomvu ukhuni K. anthotheca isetshenziselwa canoes elenjiweko noma makoros futhi njengoba ugodo jikelele, umnyango Uhlaka kanye semfenisha ugodo okuyinto somuhlwa futhi borer ukumelana. Joffe, Pitta: (2007), Indigenous Plants of South Africa, Briza Publications, pg 123

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Category:Khaya