Trichilia emetica is a tree in the family Meliaceae, commonly known as the Natal mahogany.

It is an evergreen tree,[1] with handsome glossy dark green leaves and a wide spreading crown.

emetica is restricted to southern Africa, while suberosa occur northwards of the Zambezi River.

[2] Trichilia emetica is an evergreen, medium to large tree, up to 25 m high, with separate male and female plants.

Leaflets are dark glossy green above, tips more or less rounded or broadly pointed, lower surface sparsely to densely hairy with principal side veins in 11–18 closely spaced pairs.