Mahogany

Mahogany is a straight‑grained, reddish‑brown timber produced by three tropical hardwood species of the genus Swietenia, native to the Americas and belonging to the pantropical chinaberry family, Meliaceae. The term refers specifically to wood from Swietenia macrophylla, Swietenia mahagoni, and Swietenia humilis. Of these, S.

macrophylla is the most widespread and the only species widely grown commercially.

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