Mahogany
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NOTE: All Mahogany referred to in this Wiki is Industrial Mahogany (Philippine/Indonesian Mahogany) unless otherwise noted.
Types of Mahogany
Classification for Meliaceae or the Mahogany family.
The family consists of approx. 50 genera and 550 species. Only familiar Species and Genera (or speces with economic viability or a specific trait) are mentioned. Many of these are on the IUCN-redlist of endangered species. There are a few other Species or Genera producing timber.
Sidenotes: The Philippine or Indonesian Mahogany is included in the Mahogany-family. The (US-) timber or lumber trade designation for Philippine Mahogany will often include Lauan/Luan and Meranti(red or white variety) which are really species of the Shorea genus of the Dipterocarpaceae family.
Genus is in Latin followed by the common more popular name.
Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Sapindales
Family Meliaceae – Mahogany family
Genus Aglaia Lour
Genus Aphanamixis
Genus Azadirachta
Species Azadirachta indica(syn. Melia azadirachta) - Neem(Neem oil is taken as a reversible method of birth control or used as a spermicide to prevent STDs. See Swietenia!)
Genus Carapa
Genus Cedrela
Species Cedrela odorata(Cedro Hembra) Your sigarbox/humidor!
Genus Dysoxylum Blume
Genus Entandrophragma
Species Entandrophragma cylindricum - Sapele
Species Entandrophragma utile - Utile or Sipo
Genus Guarea Allam
Genus Khaya – African mahogany
Species Khaya grandifoliola
Species Khaya ivorensis - Ivory Coast mahogany
Species Khaya madagascariensis
Species Khaya anthotheca(syn. K. nyasica) – Nyasaland mahogany
Species Khaya senegalensis – Senegal mahogany
Genus Lansium Corrêa
Genus Melia
Genus Sandoricum
Genus Swietenia – mahogany
Species Swietenia macrophylla King – Honduras mahogany(the fruitconcentrate is said to have Viagra-like qualities. See genus Azadirachta!)
Species Swietenia mahagoni – West Indian mahogany
Species Swietenia humilis - Pacific Coast Mahogany
Genus Toona – Red Cedar sometimes included in Cedrela genus
(note: this has NOTHING to do with Cedar/Cedrus used for acoustic tops, which is a genus of the family of Pinaceae)
Species Toona calantas - Kalantas or Philippine Mahogany
Species Toona ciliata (australis) - Australian Red Cedar, Toon, Suren or Indian Mahogany
Species Toona febrifuga - Vietnam Mahogany
Species Toona sinensis - Chinese Mahogany or Chinese Toon
Species Toona sureni - Suren or Indonesian Mahogany
Genus Trichilia
Genus Xylocarpus
