Rank Species | Higher classification Swietenia | |
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Similar Swietenia, Meliaceae, Swietenia mahagoni, Cedrela odorata, Cedrela | ||
Swietenia macrophylla big leaf mahogany chacha nehru park masab tank hyderabad
Swietenia macrophylla, commonly known as mahogany, Honduran mahogany, Honduras mahogany, big-leaf mahogany, or West Indian mahogany, is a species of plant in the Meliaceae family. It is one of three species that yields genuine mahogany timber, the others being Swietenia mahagoni and Swietenia humilis. It is native to South America and Mexico, but naturalized in Singapore and Hawaii, and cultivated in plantations and wind-breaks elsewhere.
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- Swietenia macrophylla big leaf mahogany chacha nehru park masab tank hyderabad
- Octonary ingredients of swietenia macrophylla formulations pankaj oudhia s medicinal plant database
- Timber
- Common Names
- References
Octonary ingredients of swietenia macrophylla formulations pankaj oudhia s medicinal plant database
Timber
Unlike mahogany sourced from its native locations, plantation mahogany grown in Asia is not restricted in trade. The mahogany timber grown in these Asian plantations is the major source of international trade in genuine mahogany today. The Asian countries which grow the majority of Swietenia macrophylla are India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Fiji, Philippines, Singapore, and some others, with India and Fiji being the major world suppliers. The tree is also planted in Laos PDR.
Common Names
The species is also known under other common names, including bastard mahogany, broad-leaved mahogany, Brazilian mahogany, large-leaved mahogany, genuine mahogany, tropical American mahogany, and sky fruit, among others.
