Philippine mahogany is a common name for several different species of trees and their wood.
* Botanically, the name refers to ''
Toona calantas
''Toona calantas'' is a species of tree in the mahogany family. It is found in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand. It is threatened by habitat loss. It is commonly known as kalantas (also spelled calantas), lanipga (in Visayan and Bikol), ...
'' in the mahogany family, Meliaceae. It is endemic to the Philippines.
* In the US timber trade, it is often applied to wood of the genus ''
Shorea'' in the family Dipterocarpaceae.
* Rarely, it may also refer to the narra tree (''
Pterocarpus indicus'') in the legume family, Fabaceae.
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