Swietenia macrophylla

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Summary[edit] Description: English: Swietenia macrophylla, commonly known as mahogany,[2] Honduran mahogany,[2] Honduras mahogany,[3] big-leaf mahogany,[4] or West Indian mahogany,[5] is a species of plant in the Meliaceaefamily. It is one of three species that yields genuine mahogany timber (Swietenia), the others being Swietenia mahagoni and Swietenia humilis. It is native to South America, Mexico and Central America, but naturalized in the Philippines, Singapore and Hawaii,[2][6] and cultivated in plantations and wind-breaks elsewhere.[5] malayalam: മഹാഗണി. Date: 31 December 2020 (according to Exif data). Source: Own work. Author: Challiyan. Camera location10° 32′ 06″ N, 76° 15′ 46″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 10.535000; 76.262778.