Swietenia mahagoni at iucn red list of threatened species. American mahogany or cuban mahogany, swietenia mahagoni. 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. Swietenia macrophylla honduras mahogany veneerfinder. Recent studies of swietenia macrophylla king argue that natural regeneration of this highly valued tree is episodic and occurs only after infrequent catastrophic. The genus is named for dutchaustrian physician gerard van swieten 17001772. The ecology, silviculture and biogeography of mahogany swietenia. It is one of south floridas popular landscape and street trees. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page.
This file is licensed under the creative commons attribution 2. The most important ecological characteristic that distinguishes s. Swietenia macrophylla is a taller tree with a dominant, straight trunk which could be grown in florida and used along the streets. Drug treatment for diabetes mellitus is expensive and carries risks for many adverse e. Elena mejia ximena buitron marielos penaclaros james grogan the debate over bigleaf mahogany s commercial and conservation status across its neotropical range has dominated cites deliberations over timber species since the. The acidic polysaccharide isolated from the gum exudate of swietenia mahogany, and the degraded polysaccharide obtained by its mild hydrolysis with acid, are composed of residues of dgalactose, larabinose, lrhamnose, and dgalacturonic acid. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that. Bigleaf mahogany, swietenia macrophylla king, is one of three swietenias which are the american or true mahoganies. Explorative study of anticoagulant activities of extracts of swietenia mahogany,\ud cissampellos mucronatta and heckeria insignis. A taxonomic genus within the family meliaceae the mahogany trees, native to the american tropics from florida to bolivia. Explorative study of anticoagulant activities of extracts. Used in furniture production, building of ships and yachts, for musical instruments, scienti c equipment, and as exclusive wood for highclass interior architectural work in englishspeaking countries. Department of agriculture, forest service, southern forest experimental station, institute of tropical forestry, new orleans.
Mahogany listing history united states fish and wildlife. Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic disorder in which blood sugar levels are abnormally high over a prolonged period. This page was last edited on 7 december 2019, at 12. Now replaced by highquality swietenia mahogany and only the wood of the swietenia family count as genuine mahogany. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of the ethanolic extract of mahogany seeds on the renal function of streptozotocininduced diabetic rats. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi amf is known to improve performance of tree seedlings under drought conditions and produce quality planting stock in nursery.
This document is enh766, one of a series of the environmental horticulture department, ufifas extension. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. It is one of two species with genuine mahogany timber. These are primarily included because names of species rank are.
Plants profile for swietenia mahagoni west indian mahogany. Acaricidal activity of swietenia mahogani and swietenia macrophylla ethanolic extracts against varroa destructor in honeybee colonies. It occurs natively in the neotropics, from southern florida, the caribbean, mexico and central america south to bolivia. Mahogany seed swietenia macrophylla king has been proven to have antidiabetic activity. Swietenia mahagoni, commonly called mahogany or west indies mahogany, is an evergreen tree with a dense, domeshaped, rounded but sometimes spreading crown. 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.
The bark of swietenia mahogany, the roots of cissampellos mucronatta\ud and the seeds of heckeria insignis were extracted with water, methanol\ud and carbon. Mahogany is a kind of woodthe straightgrained, reddishbrown timber of three tropical honduran or bigleaf mahogany swietenia macrophylla, with a range from mexico to southern amazonia in brazil, under british control french colonists used the term acajou, while in. Provided by smithsonian institution, department of botany. Select a category to browse our mahogany, swietenia veneer inventory, get measurements and view and download highresolution images. In this study four lookalike timbers of swietenia macrophylla mahogany or bigleaf. The plant list includes a further 2 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus swietenia. Fabaceae, meliaceae organization for tropical studies.
Swietenia is a genus of trees in the chinaberry family, meliaceae. The plant list includes 29 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus swietenia. This is the original source of commercial mahogany, now replaced by honduras mahogany s. 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. Germination and development of sown mahogany swietenia. Swietenia mahogany also has been widely grown for lumber on plantations throughout its natural range as well as in the south pacific. The effects of the ethanolic extract of mahogany seeds. Acaricidal activity of swietenia mahogani and swietenia. The mahogany first discovered by the spanish for their ships was cuban mahogany, now no longer commercially available. Pdf on nov 15, 2016, vikas kumar and others published mahogany swietenia macrophylla king. 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. Swietenia macrophylla simple english wikipedia, the free. Many loggers have penetrated the heart of the forest in search of this valuable wood, often referred to as green gold. Germination and development of sown mahogany swietenia macrophylla king in secondary tropical dry forest habitats in costa rica volume 12 issue 2.
India swietenia macrophylla swietenia mahagoni mahogany. It was heavily logged in south florida prior to the 1900s and is listed as threatened in florida. It occurs naturally in climates with annual rainfall of only 580800 mm. Large trees produce large boards, and mahogany grows to immense size. Name though many different trees from all over the world are called mahogany, the name properly belongs to the species of the genus swietenia. Regeneration of mahogany swietenia macrophylla in the yucatan.
Costa rica and the united states separately proposed to list bigleaf mahogany and american mahogany in appendix ii. Guayaquil and cedrella odorata spanish cedar, and from epicotyl explants from swietenia macrophylla. This species was the first to be discovered by the europeans and has been exported from hispaniola since the 16th century. The resolution of this file is 717x1050px and its file size is. West indian mahogany, swietenia mahagoni, by nature of its scientific name is most appropriately called mahogany. Each extract was filtered and concentrated under vacuum at 4cfc and then were used as anticoagulant agents using whole blood clotting. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank.
Swietenia mahagoni mahogany environmental horticulture. The bark of swietenia mahogany, the roots of cissampellos mucronatta and the seeds of heckeria insignis were extracted with water, methanol and carbon tetrachloride respectively. Mahogany is a kind of woodthe straightgrained, reddishbrown timber of three tropical honduran or bigleaf mahogany swietenia macrophylla, with a range from mexico to southern amazonia in brazil, under british control french colonists used the term acajou, while in the spanish territories it was called caoba. Structural studies on the polysaccharide of swietenia mahogany gum. Application analysis of swietenia mahagoni mahogany seeds unique aerodynamical landing characteristics. Forests free fulltext arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. Some experts consider this tree to be semievergreen because it does drop.
Pdf mahogany swietenia macrophylla king regenerates in areas of erosion on high terraces and in forest killed by flooding and deposition. Watson2 introduction this large, semievergreen tree forms a loose, rounded canopy and casts light, dappled shade, suitable for maintaining a lawn beneath fig. Wood database and searchable library woodworkers source. 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. It is the species from which the original mahogany wood was produced. Bigleaf mahogany is the worlds most valuable widely traded tropical timber species and near infrared spectroscopy nirs has been applied as a tool for discriminating its wood from similar species using multivariate analysis. Abstract the research was conducted on mahogany swietenia. Mahogany, obtained from several species in the genus swietenia, is regarded as the worlds finest timber for highclass furniture and cabinet work. Materials and methods plant material fresh, mature fruits of swietenia mahagoni were collected in the month of october, 2010 from hooghly district, west bengal, india and were authenticated by botanist prof. Indonesia and fiji, and has been introduced into cultivation in west africa. Pdf application analysis of swietenia mahagoni mahogany. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Swietenia macrophylla, a commercial timber species in india, is poorly studied in relation to its management including physiological responses to various environmental stresses. Nirs identification of swietenia macrophylla is robust.
Swietenia macrophylla is a species of plant in the meliaceae family. User veenit2 uploaded this trees india swietenia macrophylla swietenia mahagoni mahogany tree png image on june 14, 2017, 7. An overview of mahogany meliaceae family swietenia genus s. The costa rican proposal was withdrawn in committee.
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