Swietenia mahagoni, commonly called mahogany or west indies mahogany, is an evergreen tree with a dense, domeshaped, rounded but sometimes spreading crown. When i had posted pictures of one swietenia which i thought was s. It was heavily logged in south florida prior to the 1900s and is listed as threatened in florida. Diagnostic tall tree with smaller, more attenuate leaflets and smaller fruits than s. Swietenia macrophylla, commonly known as mahogany,2 honduran mahogany,2 honduras mahogany,3 bigleaf. It is one of south floridas popular landscape and street trees. Mahogany is a kind of woodthe straightgrained, reddishbrown timber of three tropical honduran or bigleaf mahogany swietenia macrophylla, with a range from mexico to southern amazonia in brazil, under british control french colonists used the term acajou, while in the spanish territories it was called caoba. Fragrances are created using non destructive headspace technology.
When the seed is dropped with wingbase down side then it. Swietenia macrophylla, commonly known as mahogany, honduran mahogany, honduras. The present study was designed to investigate the antihyperglycemic effect of the ethanolic seed extract of swietenia macrophylla sme in normal and stzdiabetic rats. Acute oral toxicity studies of swietenia macrophylla seeds. Growth of bigleaf mahogany swietenia macrophylla in. Watson2 introduction this large, semievergreen tree forms a loose, rounded canopy and casts light, dappled shade, suitable for maintaining a lawn beneath fig. The genus is named for dutchaustrian physician gerard van swieten 17001772. Growth habit this is an upright tree with a rounded, symmetrical crown of medium density. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. Norghauer jm, free cm, landis rm, grogan j, malcolm jr, thomas sc 2015 herbivores limit the population size of big. It is a semievergreen tree growing up to 3035 m 98115 ft tall. Pdf on nov 15, 2016, vikas kumar and others published mahogany swietenia macrophylla king. Plants profile for swietenia mahagoni west indian mahogany.
Summary 1 big leaf mahogany swietenia macrophylla is the most valuable timber species in the tropics but its future as a commercial timber. The bole is straight, cylindrical, buttressed, and can be up to 120 cm in diameter. Pdf in vitro multiplication of swietenia macrophylla king. Hk park swietenia mahagoni tree cuba mahogany meliaceae trunk aug2012. Mahogany swietenia macrophylla king james grogan perhaps more than any other tree, mahogany connects amazonian forests to the world outside through its gorgeous, durable wood. Swietenia mahagoni cuban mahogany, dominican mahogany, west indies mahogany, small leaf mahogany family meliaceae. Swietenia the body shop perfume a fragrance for women. Bowhanti, nigritella, kahaia, swietenia and widdringtonia. Swietenia macrophylla big leaf mahogany, honduras mahogany. Swietenia is a genus of trees in the chinaberry family, meliaceae. Select a category to browse our mahogany, swietenia veneer inventory, get measurements and view and download highresolution images. The plants database includes the following 2 species of swietenia. Cuban mahogany, dominican mahogany, west indies mahogany, small leaf mahogany family meliaceae.
Mahogany university of florida, institute of food and. Spanish or cuban mahogany distribution native of the west indies and florida. Native mahogany trees can be found in the southern forida, usa, mexico, amazon, central and southern america, cuba, bahamas some general information on the mahogany tree. Ecology and management of bigleaf mahogany christopher. Silviculture enhances the recovery of overexploited mahogany. Swietenia macrophylla is a species of plant in the meliaceae family. The experimental groups were rendered diabetic by intraperitoneal injection of a single dose of stz 40 mgkg body weight bw. Swietenia macrophylla, commonly known as mahogany,2 honduran mahogany, 2 honduras mahogany,3 bigleaf. West indian mahogany, cuban mahogany, genuine mahogany or mahogany swietenia mahogany, cedrela mahogani, cedrus mahogany introduction to structural and systematic botany, and vegetable physiology. Woodworking honduras mahogany wood pdf free download. Meliaceae is a mediumsized semideciduous tree attaining a height of 3035 m. Bigleaf mahogany swietenia macrophylla king is an important species for timber production that is considered the most valuable in the world.
Antihyperglycemic effect of the alcoholic seed extract of. This video is intended to share information on swietenia mahogany king seeds commonly known as sky fruit seeds. Wood used for furniture, carving, musical instruments. It has short but strong base, large canopy, many heavy branches and dense shade. It is grown as an ornamental tree in tropical regions of the world. It is a tall deciduous tree, in that it looses its leaves annually in the cooler season. Swietenia definition is a small genus of tropical trees family meliaceae having seeds winged above and anthers borne between the teeth of the stamen tube.
The term mahogany is often used loosely for both the species. Pdf on jan 1, 2016, debashis baidya and others published application analysis of swietenia mahagoni mahogany seeds unique aerodynamical landing characteristics find, read and cite all the. Swietenia macrophylla, otherwise known as big leaf mahogany or honduras mahogany, is a slowgrowing, tall, tropical tree reaching a height of about 4060 m. Swietenia macrophylla honduras mahogany swietenia mahagoni. It occurs natively in the neotropics, from southern florida, the caribbean, mexico and central america south to bolivia. It is one of two species with genuine mahogany timber. Snook2 1yale school of forestry and environmental studies, new haven, ct 06511, usa 2center for international forestry research cifor, po box 6596 jkpwb, jakarta 10065, indonesia received november 2004.
Swietenia mahagoni mahogany environmental horticulture. Many loggers have penetrated the heart of the forest in search of this valuable. Its wood is the first choice for making highquality furniture. Basin economic recovery act cbera, and the north american free trade.
Mahogany is a tropical tree, wellknown for its aromatic hardwood used in furniture making. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that. Smallholders in indonesia have long been actively planting trees on private or community land. This file is licensed under the creative commons attribution 2. This species was the first to be discovered by the europeans and has been exported from hispaniola since the 16th century. Free cm, grogan j, schulze md, landis rm, brienen rjw 2016 current brazilian forest management guidelines are unsustainable for swietenia, cedrela, amburana, and copaifera. The very valuable american mahogany of swietenia macrophylla from central america and central and northern south america is used today much less, just as the wood from swietenia mahagoni has been for many years, because the few remaining natural resources are increasingly being protected. Of three honduran or big leaf mahogany swietenia macrophylla with a range from. Hsa updates on reports of liver injury after consumption of mahogany seeds sky fruit pdf. West indian mahogany, swietenia mahagoni, by nature of its scientific name is most appropriately called mahogany. It is native to united states and the caribbean islands. Health benefits of swietenia mahogany king seeds or sky. Elsewhere it is thought to be native to the bahamas, cuba, hispaniola, and jamaica pennington et.
Mahogany, obtained from several species in the genus swietenia, is regarded as the worlds finest timber for highclass furniture and cabinet work. Swietenia macrophylla is a taller tree with a dominant, straight trunk which could be grown in florida and used along the streets. Swietenia mahagoni, commonly known as american mahogany, cuban mahogany, smallleaved mahogany, and west indian mahogany, is a species of swietenia native to south florida in the united states and islands in the caribbean including the bahamas, cuba, barbados, jamaica, dominican republic and haiti. This natural food provides amazing health benefits and. It is the species from which the original mahogany wood was produced. Are there any more differences apart from the size of leaflets.
Gardeners in much of south floridazones 10a to 11are lucky enough to be able to grow this tree. This is the original source of commercial mahogany, now replaced by honduras mahogany s. Swietenia macrophylla is a good source of bioactive tetranorterpenoids, phargmalintype limonoids. Swietenia macrophylla simple english wikipedia, the free. Some experts consider this tree to be semievergreen because it does drop leaves in early spring as new leaves are emerging. Commonly planted and naturalized, in florida this species is primarily native only to the northern keys and southern hammocks of the everglades little 1978.
Often buttressed, the trunk is covered with gray and cracked bark. Wood database and searchable library woodworkers source. Maria aurora, aurora leaves and seeds of mahogany treeswietenia macrophylla combined to oleanders flowernerrum indicum mill. Mahogany swietenia mahagoni casts a light, dappled shade on the ground below, making it a great shade tree for landscapes with enough room for it to. In practice, the wood is still used only in cabinet. This document is enh766, one of a series of the environmental horticulture department, ufifas extension. Pdf application analysis of swietenia mahagoni mahogany. Swietenia mahagoni, commonly known as american mahogany, cuban mahogany, smallleaved mahogany, and west indian mahogany, is a species of swietenia native to southern florida in the united states.
This and several other species of mahogany are used in the lumber industry for fine cabinets and furniture due to the color, straight grain and durability of the wood. An overview of mahogany meliaceae family swietenia genus s. Swietenia mahagoni is a species of swietenia native to west indies, the bahamas, south florida, jamaica, cuba, hispaniola. The species commonly known as unfeigned mahogany refers to swietenia macrophylla a eccentric of woodwind instrument that grows in cardinal and this is angstrom unit complete point to. It is commonly known as big leaf mahogany the species is also known under other common names, including broadleaved mahogany, brazilian mahogany, honduras mahogany, largeleaved mahogany, genuine mahogany, sky fruit, and tropical american mahogany, among others. The genus is named for dutchaustrian physician gerard van. There are five fragrances in elixirs of nature collection launched in 2016. Various actors have encouraged this activity with the aim of. This tropical american native, forms a large tree with dark furrowed bark and pinnate, dark green leaves to about 20 cm long and with about 10 lanceolate leaflets which are oblique at the base. Swietenia definition of swietenia by merriamwebster. Provided by smithsonian institution, department of botany.
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