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Which Sapindales family is known as the mahogany family?

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Sapindales Tangerine (*Citrus reticulata deliciosa*)

The Meliaceae family is known as the mahogany family within the order Sapindales.12

This family comprises approximately 51 genera and 575 species of trees and shrubs native to tropical and subtropical regions. It is highly valued for its economically important timber, particularly species within the genera Swietenia, Entandrophragma, and Cedrela, which serve as primary sources of mahogany wood. While the term mahogany is most closely associated with Meliaceae, it is worth noting that some woods marketed as "Philippine mahogany" actually belong to the Dipterocarpaceae family.13