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Acajou
Khaya ivorensis
- Primary hardwood
- CITES listed — Appendix II
Khaya ivorensis is the principal African mahogany, a medium-density pinkish- to reddish-brown hardwood with a moderately coarse, lustrous surface. It works and finishes well and is a long-standing furniture, joinery and boat-building timber. It is less durable than the Entandrophragma species and is best kept out of ground contact. African Khaya populations were added to CITES Appendix II at CoP19.
Classification
- Commercial category
- Primary / Principal Hardwood
- Botanical family
- Meliaceae
- Density (air-dry)
- 450–600 kg/m³
- Durability class
- Class 3 (Moderately Durable)
- Janka hardness
- 3,600 N
- Trade names
- African mahogany, Khaya, Acajou d'Afrique, Ngollon
- Local names
- Ngollon, Acajou
- Regions harvested
- South, Littoral, South-West, Centre
Commercial category is a market grouping used in the timber trade. It is not a regulatory or legal classification.
Properties
- Grain
- Straight to interlocked
- Colour
- Pink to deep reddish brown
- Texture
- Moderately coarse, lustrous
- Working
- Good, though interlocked grain may tear
Typical uses
- Furniture and cabinetmaking
- Interior joinery
- Boat building
- Sliced and rotary veneer
- Musical instruments
CITES status
Khaya ivorensis is listed on CITES Appendix II.
Listings and their scope change over time. Confirm the current status and any documentation requirements with CITES and the relevant national authorities before trading.
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