Swietenia macrophylla king

Swietenia macrophylla, commonly known as mahogany, [3] Honduran mahogany, [3] Honduras mahogany, [4] or big-leaf mahogany [5] is a species of plant in the Meliaceae family. It is one of three species that yields genuine mahogany timber, the others being Swietenia mahagoni and Swietenia humilis. 1 swietenia mahagoni 2 swietenia mahagoni l jacq 3 caoba tree 4 swietenia macrophylla ficha técnica 5 Swietenia macrophylla King is an evergreen tree, which grows to 40–60 m in height and 3–4 m in girth. The trunk is straight and cylindrical with a buttressed base. The leaves are usually paripinnate, 20–45 cm long, and are made up of three to six pairs of lanceolate or ovate leaflets. 6 Swietenia macrophylla King 7 Swietenia macrophylla G 8 Swietenia macrophylla G 9 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 ). However, large areas of former S. macrophylla forests have been converted to other uses, or the. 10

swietenia macrophylla king S. macrophylla is found in all forest types, from the edge of the pine savannah to the climax rainforest, but mostly in mixed hardwood forest belts, along riverbanks, on deep alluvial soils of considerable fertility.