Big Leaf Mahogany

Swietenia macrophylla

Big-leaf Mahogany (eng), Bigleaf Mahogany (eng), Brazilian Mahogany (eng), Honduras Mahogany (eng), Large-leaved Mahogany (eng), Acajou (fre), Águano (por), Araputangá (por), Caoba (spa), Cedroaraná (por), Cedroi (por), Mahogani Grands Feuilles (fre), Mara (spa), Mogno (spa)

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

PLANTAE

Phylum

TRACHEOPHYTA

Class

MAGNOLIOPSIDA

Order

SAPINDALES

Family

MELIACEAE

Genus

Swietenia

Use and Trade

No use and trade information available.

Records of Use and Trade from the Species Use Database

Scientific name	Common name(s)	Location	End use	Practice of use
Swietenia macrophylla	Big leaf mahogany	Mexico Northern America	Decorative and aesthetic, Materials and construction	Logging and/or Wood Harvesting
Swietenia macrophylla	Mahogany	Brazil Latin America and the Caribbean	Scientific Research	Monitoring woodborer parasitism in tree saplings