Species Use Database

African mahogany, Lagos mahogany
Khaya ivorensis

Used for Materials and construction in Nigeria

A. Species

Scientific name: Khaya ivorensis

Common name(s): African mahogany, Lagos mahogany

Global IUCN Red List Threat Status:


B. Location of use

Geographic location(s):

  • Nigeria

Country/Region:


C. Scale of assessment

Scale of assessment: Sub-national / Sub-region / Sub-State

Name/Details of location: Odigbo and Irele within Ondo State, Nigeria


D. Timescale of use

Start Year: 2020

End Year: 2020


E. Information about the use

How is the wild species sourced?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat

Type of use: Extractive

Practice of use: Logging and/or Wood Harvesting

Lethal or non-lethal: Lethal

Does this use involve take/extraction of: The whole entire organism

Purpose(s) of end use: Materials and construction

Motivation of use: Income generation from trade (individual/household/community) and Largescale commercial exploitation for trade

Is this use legal or illegal?: not recorded


F. Information about the Users

Which stakeholder(s) does the record primarily focus on?: Local people, National / local private sector and International private sector


G. Information about the sustainability of use

Is there evidence that the use is having an impact on the target species?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an ecological perspective been recorded?: Yes, considered unsustainable

Details of assessment carried out: Published literature

Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: High exploitation rates, combined with little or no regeneration after disturbance, have resulted in significant population declines of K. ivorensis in Nigeria.

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an economic perspective been recorded?: not recorded

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a social perspective been recorded?: not recorded

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a human health perspective been recorded?: not recorded

Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an animal health/welfare perspective been recorded?: not recorded


Recommendations provided in the record to maintain or enhance the sustainability of the use of the target species

The article recommends sustainable land management, conservation in forest reserves, continuous monitoring and urgent intervention to reduce human pressures in vulnerable areas to maintain and enhance the sustainability of K. ivorensis use. Occurrence surveys and species monitoring are suggested to other K. ivorensis habitats.


Record source

Information about the record source: scientific_pub

Date of publication/issue/production: 2020-01-01T00:00:00+0000

Source Reference(s):

Chaikaew, P., Adeyemi, O., Hamilton, A.O. and Clifford, O., 2020. Spatial characteristics and economic value of threatened species (Khaya ivorensis). Scientific Reports, 10(1), p.6266.

Date of record entry: 2025-07-08