Swietenia

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Swietenia is a genus of tropical hardwood timber trees, primarily known for producing mahogany. The most well-known species is Swietenia mahagoni, native to tropical America, which yields a reddish-brown wood. These trees are evergreen and can grow tall. Their leaves are arranged feather-like, and they produce small white flowers and woody fruit capsules containing winged seeds. While Swietenia is a significant source of mahogany, other genera like Khaya and Entandophragma from Africa, as well as Shorea species from the Philippines (often called lauan or Philippine mahogany), are also commercially important for furniture and paneling.123

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>Swietenia, Entandrophragma, and Cedrela (especially the Spanish cedar, C. odorata) are economically important timber trees and are valued as a source of mahogany wood. The neem tree, also called the margosa tree (Azadirachta indica), is grown throughout the
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>Swietenia, Entandrophragma, and Cedrela (especially the Spanish cedar, C. odorata) are economically important timber trees and are valued as a source of mahogany wood. The neem tree, also called the margosa tree (Azadirachta indica), is grown throughout the
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