Mahoganies
Mahogany is a straight-Wood grain, grained, reddish-brown timber of three Tropics, tropical hardwood species of the genus ''Swietenia'', indigenous to the AmericasBridgewater, Samuel (2012). ''A Natural History of Belize: Inside the Maya Forest''. Austin: University of Texas Press. pp. 164–165. . and part of the pantropical chinaberry Family (biology), family, Meliaceae. Mahogany is used commercially for a wide variety of goods, due to its coloring and durable nature. It is naturally found within the Americas, but has also been imported to plantations across Asia and Oceania. The mahogany trade may have begun as early as the 16th century and flourished in the 17th and 18th centuries. In certain countries, mahogany is considered an invasive species. Description The three species are: *Honduran or big-leaf mahogany (''Swietenia macrophylla''), with a range from Mexico to southern Amazon rainforest, Amazonia in Brazil, the most widespread species of mahogany and the only gen ...
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Mahogany Tree, India
Mahogany is a straight-Wood grain, grained, reddish-brown timber of three Tropics, tropical hardwood species of the genus ''Swietenia'', indigenous to the AmericasBridgewater, Samuel (2012). ''A Natural History of Belize: Inside the Maya Forest''. Austin: University of Texas Press. pp. 164–165. . and part of the pantropical chinaberry Family (biology), family, Meliaceae. Mahogany is used commercially for a wide variety of goods, due to its coloring and durable nature. It is naturally found within the Americas, but has also been imported to plantations across Asia and Oceania. The mahogany trade may have begun as early as the 16th century and flourished in the 17th and 18th centuries. In certain countries, mahogany is considered an invasive species. Description The three species are: *Honduran or big-leaf mahogany (''Swietenia macrophylla''), with a range from Mexico to southern Amazon rainforest, Amazonia in Brazil, the most widespread species of mahogany and the only gen ...
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