See text Khaya is a genus of five tree species in the mahogany family Meliaceae.

[1] The genus is native to tropical Africa and Madagascar.

All species grow to around 30–35m tall, rarely 45m, with a trunk over 1m diameter, often buttressed at the base.

The fruit is a globose four or five-valved capsule 5–8 cm diameter, containing numerous winged seeds.

[2] The seeds of K. senegalensis have an oil content of 52.5%, consisting of 21% palmitic acid, 10% stearic acid, 65% oleic acid, and 4% "unidentifiable acid"[3] The durable reddish-brown wood of K. anthotheca is used for dug-out canoes or makoros and as a general beam, door frame and shelving timber which is termite and borer resistant.