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Mahogany is the national tree of the Dominican Republic [8] and Belize. [9] A mahogany tree with two woodcutters bearing an axe and a paddle also appears on the Belizean national coat of arms, under the national motto, Sub umbra floreo, Latin for "under the shade I flourish." [9] The specific density of mahogany is 0.55. [10]
Swietenia mahagoni, commonly known as American mahogany, Cuban mahogany, small-leaved mahogany, and West Indian mahogany, [1] is a species of Swietenia native to the broader Caribbean bioregion. [ 1 ] [ 4 ] It is the species from which the original mahogany wood was produced. [ 5 ]
Throughout coastal India Takes polish. Requires preservative treatment. Used as poles, piles, furniture and as formwork in concrete construction. Deodar: Cedrus deodara: Yellowish brown 560 kg/m 3: 940 lb/cu yd Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Deodar is the most important timber tree providing soft wood.
[citation needed] Fiji and India are the largest exporters of plantation mahogany and wild mahogany remains commercially unavailable to this day. [4] It is usually taken to consist of three species, geographically separated. They are medium-sized to large trees growing to 20–45 m tall, and up to 2 metres (6.6 ft) trunk diameter.
Swietenia macrophylla, commonly known as mahogany, [3] Honduran mahogany, [3] Honduras mahogany, [4] or big-leaf mahogany [5] is a species of plant in the Meliaceae family. It is one of three species that yields genuine mahogany timber ( Swietenia ), the others being Swietenia mahagoni and Swietenia humilis .
As of 2010, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations estimates India's forest cover to be about 68 million hectares, or 22% of the country's area [4] [5] The 2013 Forest Survey of India states its forest cover increased to 69.8 million hectares by 2012, per satellite measurements; this represents an increase of 5,871 square ...
Indian mahogany is the common name for two species of trees in the family Meliaceae: Toona ciliata , native to southern Asia to Australia; also known as toon, Australian red cedar, or Indian cedar Chukrasia velutina , native to southern Asia and Indochina; also known as bastard cedar, Chittagong wood, Burmese almondwood or Jamaica cedar
Melia azedarach, commonly known as the chinaberry tree, [3] pride of India, [4] bead-tree, Cape lilac, [3] syringa berrytree, [3] Persian lilac, [3] Indian lilac, or white cedar, [5] is a species of deciduous tree in the mahogany family, Meliaceae, that is native to Indomalaya and Australasia.