Mahogany is a red hardwood:
1, West Indian mahogany (Swietenia mahagoni) from Cuba, the Bahamas and the Caribbean countries and the United States of Florida;
2, Swietenia macrophylla (Swietenia macrophylla) from Honduras and Peru, Brazil and other Latin American countries;
3, African mahogany (Khaya) produced in Nigeria, Gold Coast and other western African countries;
4, Mexico mahogany (Swietenia humilis) produced from Mexico.
PS, known as the "Philippines mahogany" plants of the genus Dipterocarpaceae (Dipterocarpaceae), not mahogany.
Known as the "Philippines mahogany" plants of the genus Dipterocarpaceae (Dipterocarpaceae), not mahogany.
Mahogany is a protected plant.
Mahogany is mainly used in the manufacture of high-grade furniture, musical instruments and yachts, luxury car decoration etc..