Meliaceae is a mediumsized semideciduous tree attaining a height of 3035 m. Growth of bigleaf mahogany swietenia macrophylla in natural forests in belize. Often buttressed, the trunk is covered with gray and cracked bark. Mahogany swietenia mahogany branch extract against mosquito. Swietenia macrophylla is a species of plant in the meliaceae family. An overview of mahogany meliaceae family swietenia genus s. Swiemahogins a and b, two novel limonoids from swietenia mahogani. The plants database includes the following 2 species of swietenia. The bole is straight, cylindrical, buttressed, and can be up to 120 cm in diameter. Swietenia mahagoni cuban mahogany, dominican mahogany, west indies mahogany, small leaf mahogany family meliaceae. Acute oral toxicity studies of swietenia macrophylla seeds.
Conversion table for sawn mahogany swietenia macrophylla. It is the species from which the original mahogany wood was. It is native to united states and the caribbean islands. Bigleaf mahogany, swietenia macrophylla king, is one of three swietenias which are the american or true mahoganies. Descriptionwest indies mahogany swietenia mahagoni on everglades national park mahogany. Swietenia definition of swietenia by the free dictionary. Wood used for furniture, carving, musical instruments. Mahogany traditionally came from central and south america where it was first observed in 1595 by a carpenter accompanying sir walter raleigh on his explorations of the new world. The animals were given increasing concentrations 10% ethanol vv in water for 1week, 20% vv for another 2 weeks and 30% vv for 9 weeks per os daily. If the inline pdf is not rendering correctly, you can download the pdf file here.
Swietenia is a small genus in the mahogany family meliaceae with perhaps 56 species scattered through the forests of mexico, central america, northern south america, extreme southern florida including the florida keys, the bahamas, cuba, jamaica, and hispaniola 7,9,10. Swietenia macrophylla simple english wikipedia, the free. This study investigated the hepatoprotective effects of aqueous leaf extract of swietenia mahogany maliaceae. West indian mahogany, cuban mahogany, genuine mahogany or mahogany swietenia mahogany, cedrela mahogani, cedrus mahogany introduction to structural and systematic botany, and vegetable physiology. Uk guidelines for the implementation of the eu regulations for bigleafed. I have a snap of sweitenia mahogany with its flowers will send it as separate attach. Some experts consider this tree to be semievergreen because it does drop leaves in early spring as new leaves are emerging. The term mahogany is often used loosely for both the species. Swietenia mahagoni, commonly known as american mahogany, cuban mahogany, smallleaved mahogany, and west indian mahogany, is a species of swietenia native to south florida in the united states and islands in the caribbean including the bahamas, cuba, barbados, jamaica, dominican republic and haiti.
Conversion table for sawn mahogany swietenia macrophylla 2. As a timber, both swietenia macrophylla and swietenia mahogoni are both grown in plantations in several asian countries such as fiji, indonesia, india, and bangladesh and this plantation mahogany timber is the main source of the worlds current supply of genuine mahogany, due to cultivation and trade of it in its native locations being. Mahogany swietenia mahogany branch extract against mosquito larvae an investigatory project presented to anonymous by anonymous september 2012 chapter i introduction this chapter presented the background of the study, statement of the problem, hypothesis, significance of the study, scope and limitations of the study and definition of. This and several other species of mahogany are used in the lumber industry for fine cabinets and furniture due to the color, straight grain and durability of the wood. All the tested extracts showed less or no effect on honey bees. It occurs natively in the neotropics, from southern florida, the caribbean, mexico and central america south to bolivia. Plants profile for swietenia mahagoni west indian mahogany.
Swietenia mahagoni, commonly known as american mahogany, cuban mahogany, smallleaved mahogany, and west indian mahogany, is a species of swietenia native to southern florida in the united states. Population parameters as indicators of sustainable management swietenia macrophylla is a large deciduous tree that frequently grows to over 30m and reaches. Cuban mahogany, dominican mahogany, west indies mahogany, small leaf mahogany family meliaceae. West indian mahogany, west indies mahogany, american mahogany, cuban mahogany, smallleaved mahogany, west indian mahogany. Department of agriculture, forest service, southern forest experimental station, institute of tropical forestry, new orleans. Their structures were elucidated by extensive spectroscopic means, and that.
Elsewhere it is thought to be native to the bahamas, cuba, hispaniola, and jamaica pennington et. Swietenia macrophylla is a good source of bioactive tetranorterpenoids, phargmalintype limonoids. Dec 31, 2012 mahogany swietenia mahogany branch extract against mosquito larvae an investigatory project presented to anonymous by anonymous september 2012 chapter i introduction this chapter presented the background of the study, statement of the problem, hypothesis, significance of the study, scope and limitations of the study and definition of terms. The genus is named for dutchaustrian physician gerard van swieten 17001772.
It is commonly known as big leaf mahogany the species is also known under other common names, including broadleaved mahogany, brazilian mahogany, honduras mahogany, largeleaved mahogany, genuine mahogany, sky fruit, and tropical. Jul 17, 2018 swietenia mahagoni, commonly known as american mahogany, cuban mahogany, smallleaved mahogany, and west indian mahogany, is a species of swietenia native to southern florida in the united states. Scanned at 600 dpi using a cannon dr9080c in tif format. Swietenia macrophylla big leaf mahogany, honduras mahogany. Swiemahogins a and b, two novel limonoids from swietenia. It is a tall deciduous tree, in that it looses its leaves annually in the cooler season. This document is enh766, one of a series of the environmental horticulture department, ufifas extension. Commonly planted and naturalized, in florida this species is primarily native only to the northern keys and southern hammocks of the everglades little 1978. It is one of two species with genuine mahogany timber. Many loggers have penetrated the heart of the forest in search of this valuable wood, often referred to as green gold. Swietenia synonyms, swietenia pronunciation, swietenia translation, english dictionary definition of swietenia. Swietenia macrophylla, otherwise known as big leaf mahogany or honduras mahogany, is a slowgrowing, tall, tropical tree reaching a height of about 4060 m. Swietenia mahagoni is the rare and very expensive species of wood that has been used to construct fine furniture for hundreds of years. Swietenia mahagoni at iucn red list of threatened species.
You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that. Other common roadside tree which is planted in pune and brother of this meliaceae family is khaya. This study investigated the hepatoprotective effects of aqueous leaf extract of swietenia mahogany maliaceae in chronic alcoholinduced liver injury in rats. Swietenia mahagoni, commonly known as the west indies mahogany, is a species of swietenia native to southern florida in the united states and islands in the caribbean including the bahamas, cuba. Mahogany and forest sector governance mahogany known as atlantic caoba in central america, mara in bolivia, and mogno in brazil is the single most valuable tropical timber species in international trade. Other scholarly content mahogany swietenia macrophylla king.
It has short but strong base, large canopy, many heavy branches and dense shade. Swietenia macrophylla is a taller tree with a dominant, straight trunk which. This file is licensed under the creative commons attribution 2. The annual diameter measurements four years of 75 bigleaf mahogany swietenia macrophylla trees in natural forests in northwestern belize were analysed to determine growth rates. Mahogany swietenia macrophylla king james grogan perhaps more than any other tree, mahogany connects amazonian forests to the world outside through its gorgeous, durable wood. Swietenia is a genus of trees in the chinaberry family, meliaceae. Oct 15, 2007 two novel limonoids, swiemahogins a 1 and b 2 isolated from the twigs and leaves of swietenia mahogany, are the first examples of andirobin and phragmalin types of limonoids, of which the dring.
Are there any more differences apart from the size of leaflets. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. A genus of meliaceous trees consisting of one species, the mahogany tree. This species was the first to be discovered by the europeans and has been exported from hispaniola since the 16th century. Download fullsize image highlights swietenia mahogani and swietenia macrophylla extracts were tested for their acaricidal effect against varroa mite. It is one of south floridas popular landscape and street trees. Growth of bigleaf mahogany swietenia macrophylla in. Snook2 1yale school of forestry and environmental studies, new haven, ct 06511, usa 2center for international forestry research cifor, po box 6596 jkpwb, jakarta 10065, indonesia.
Other scholarly content mahogany swietenia macrophylla. Swietenia mahoganiis a medium to large tree with a straight to crooked bole and a limby crown. Although most trees commonly seen are mediumsized, this longlived species can grow to very large sizes. Swietenia macrophylla is a taller tree with a dominant, straight trunk which could be grown in florida and used along the streets.
The highest reduction rate of infestation was observed with s. Swietenia candolei pittier, swietenia krukovii gleason, swietenia belizensis lundel, swietenia macrophylla king var. Mahogany swietenia macrophylla, cedar cedrela odorata, coral tree erythrinapoeppigiana, pardillo cordia alliodora, sandbox tree hura. Uk guidelines for the implementation of the eu regulations for bigleafed mahogany. Select a category to browse our mahogany, swietenia veneer inventory, get measurements and view and download highresolution images. Two novel limonoids, swiemahogins a 1 and b 2 isolated from the twigs and leaves of swietenia mahogany, are the first examples of andirobin and phragmalin types of limonoids, of which the dring. Provided by smithsonian institution, department of botany.
Native mahogany trees can be found in the southern forida, usa, mexico, amazon, central and southern america, cuba, bahamas some general information on the mahogany tree. Swietenia macrophylla king contien, principalmente, limonoides y. Mahogany swietenia mahogany branch extract against. Swietenia mahagoni vernacular names edit wikidata swietenia mahagoni english. Mahogany, obtained from several species in the genus swietenia, is regarded as the worlds finest timber for highclass furniture and cabinet work. Swietenia f a taxonomic genus within the family meliaceae the mahogany trees, native to the american tropics from florida to bolivia. It is commonly known as big leaf mahogany the species is also known under other common names, including broadleaved mahogany, brazilian mahogany, honduras mahogany, largeleaved mahogany, genuine mahogany, sky fruit, and tropical american mahogany, among others. The american mahoganies are recognized as different species principally on the basis of their allopatric or nonoverlapping distributions, with the caribbean or cuban mahogany swietenia mahagoni l. Colombian mahogany cariniana pyriformis internet archive. Barnard1 swietenia is a small genus in the mahogany family meliaceae with perhaps 56 species scattered through the forests of mexico, central america, northern south america, extreme southern florida including the florida keys, the bahamas, cuba, jamaica, and hispaniola 7,9,10. Watson2 introduction this large, semievergreen tree forms a loose, rounded canopy and casts light, dappled shade, suitable for maintaining a lawn beneath fig. Swietenia mahagoni, commonly called mahogany or west indies mahogany, is an evergreen tree with a dense, domeshaped, rounded but sometimes spreading crown. When i had posted pictures of one swietenia which i thought was s. Acaricidal activity of swietenia mahogani and swietenia.
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