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- Entandophragma
- E. utile - Utile or African Mahogany
- Guarea
- G. cedrata - Pink Mahogany
- Khaya
- K. ivoriensis - Ivory Coast Mahogany
- K. senegalensis - Senegal Mahogany
- Swietenia
- S. macrophylla - Honduras Mahogany
- S. mahagoni - West Indian Mahogany
- Toona
- T. ciliata - Indian Mahogany
- T. sinensis - Chinese Mahogany
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The name Mahogany was first used in the New World for two trees of the genus Swietenia, namely S. mahagoni ( West Indian Mahogany ) from the Caribbean and S. macrophylla ( Honduras Mahogany ) from Central and South America, and also subsequently in the Old World for similar timbers from several related trees, including species from the African genera Entandophragma , Guarea and Khaya , and the AsiaThe continent of Asia is defined by subtracting Europe and Africa from the great land mass of Africa-Eurasia. The boundaries are vague, especially between Asia and Europe: Asia and Africa meet somewhere near the Suez Canal. The boundary between Asia and En genus ToonaToona australis Australian Redcedar Toona calantas Philippine Mahogany Toona ciliata Indian Mahogany Toona febrifuga Vietnam Mahogany Toona sinensis Chinese Mahogany Toona sureni Indonesian Mahogany Toona is a genus of six species of trees in the mahogany. These hardwoodBeech is a typical temperate zone hardwood The term hardwood designates wood from angiosperm trees. Hardwood contrasts with softwood, which comes from gymnosperm ( coniferous) trees. They are in general of higher density and hardness, but there is conside trees all belong to the mahogany family Meliaceae.
All types of mahogany are used to make furnitureFurniture is the collective term for the movable objects which support the human body (seating furniture and beds), provide storage, and hold objects on horizontal surfaces above the ground. Storage furniture is used to hold or contain smaller objects suc because they are easy to work, resist the attack of dry-wood termiteMastotermitidae Kalotermitidae Termopsidae Hodotermitidae Rhinotermitidae Serritermitidae Termitidae Reference: as of 2002-07-26 A termite (also known as a white ant is any member of the order Isoptera a group of social insects that eat wood and other cels, and have a beautiful reddish sheen when polished. The timber is water-resistant, and for this reason it was used in the past for ship building. There is a "famous" ship called the ' Mahogany ship ' rumored to be buried in the dunes near Warrnambool, VictoriaWarrnambool is a regional city of 29,500 people on the south-western coast of Victoria, Australia, located in the municipality City of Warrnambool. It is at the western end of the Great Ocean Road, but is more quickly reached along the Princes Highway, 27.
Mountain-mahoganyMountain-mahogany : Plantae : Magnoliophyta : Magnoliopsida : Rosales : Rosaceae Cercocarpus Species C. betuloides Birchleaf Mountain-mahogany C. breviflorus Hairy Mountain-mahogany C. intricatus Littleleaf Mountain-mahogany C. ledifolius Curlleaf Mountai is the common name for unrelated species in the genus Cercocarpus, in the family Rosaceae.
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