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Swietenia macrophylla, commonly known as mahogany, Honduran mahogany, Honduras mahogany, or big-leaf mahogany is a species of plant in the Meliaceae family. It is one of three species that yields genuine mahogany timber ( Swietenia ), the others being Swietenia mahagoni and Swietenia humilis .
Swietenia macrophylla, the only species still with commercially exploitable natural populations, is a massively buttressed, light-demanding canopy-emergent, reaching heights of up to 70 m and diameter at breast height (dbh) of 3.5 m.
Originating from tropical America, Swietenia macrophylla was introduced into Asia, the Pacific and Africa. S. macrophylla is commonly grown in Singapore as an ornamental roadside tree and is one of the world's most valuable source of hardwood timber used to make furniture.
Mahogany is wood from any of three tree species: Honduran or big-leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla), West Indian or Cuban mahogany (Swietenia mahagoni), and Swietenia humilis. Honduran mahogany is the most widespread and the only genuine mahogany species commercially grown today.
Aug 30, 2013 · Swietenia macrophylla King (Meliaceae) is an endangered and medicinally important plant indigenous to tropical and subtropical regions of the World. S. macrophylla has been widely used in folk medicine to treat various diseases.
Swietenia macrophylla. First published in Hooker's Icon. Pl. 16: t. 1550 (1886) The native range of this species is Mexico to Bolivia and Brazil. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as animal food, a medicine and invertebrate food, has environmental uses and for food.
Swietenia macrophylla King., also known as big-leaf mahogany, is a tropical tree species native to Central and South America. Swietenia macrophylla has a wide natural distribution, extending from Mexico to Bolivia and central Brazil (Lamb 1966). However, large areas of former S. macrophylla forests have been converted to other uses, or the
