| Khaya ivorensis | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Meliaceae |
| Genus: | Khaya |
| Species: | K. ivorensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Khaya ivorensis A. Chev. |
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Khaya ivorensis (also called African Mahogany or Lagos Mahogany) is a tall forest tree with a buttressed trunk in the Meliaceae family. It is found in Angola, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Liberia, and Nigeria where it grows primarily in lowland tropical rainforests. It is threatened by habitat loss.