Swietenia humilis is a species of tree in the family meliaceae. Swietenia macrophylla king appears in other kew resources. This species is accepted, and its native range is mexico to bolivia and brazil. To determine the regeneration dynamics and growth rate of mahogany in the natural tropical forests of quintana roo, oral histories were used to find essentially evenaged stands that had become established naturally between 2 and 75 years ago, after a hurricane, forest fires, or mechanical distrubance logyards had occured. General information about swietenia macrophylla swima. Bigleaf mahogany swietenia macrophylla king is an economically. Pdf sustaining mahogany swietenia macrophylla king. Caoba, caobo, caoba americana, cedro caobo, palo santo. Despite the wide use of raw swietenia macrophylla seeds in folklore medicine, there were no data on the safety of consuming its raw seeds for these claims.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Abstract background and aims the occurrence of stomata in seed coats is uncommon and there is limited information about their functions. Swietenia macrophylla, otherwise known as big leaf mahogany or honduras mahogany, is a slowgrowing, tall, tropical tree reaching a height of about 4060 m. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in swietenia macrophylla. Imbibition of swietenia macrophylla meliaceae seeds. Figure 12 geographic distribution of swietenia macrophylla, king proposed by lamb 1966, from mexico to the countries of central and south america25 figure occurrence of swietenia macrophylla king in the brazilian amazon barros et al. Mahogany is a straightgrained, reddishbrown timber of three tropical hardwood species of the. Swietenia mahogani and swietenia macrophylla ethanolic extracts against varroa.
C, con climas secos, humedos o muy humedos, donde las precipitaciones oscilan. List of various diseases cured by swietenia macrophylla. Acute oral toxicity studies of swietenia macrophylla seeds in. Swietenia macrophylla king plants of the world online kew. It seasons well, without much checking or distortion. Pdf imbibition of swietenia macrophylla meliaceae seeds. Aug 29, 2014 this page was last edited on 21 december 2019, at 02.
Acaricidal activity of swietenia mahogani and swietenia. The dense wood is of medium weight, it is reasonably durable, but it is not considered suitable for applications in contact with the ground. Honduran or bigleaf mahogany swietenia macrophylla, with a range from mexico to southern. Caoba throughout latin america, acajou frenchspeaking areas. It is one of two species with genuine mahogany timber. Swietenia macrophylla, commonly known as mahogany, honduran mahogany, honduras mahogany, bigleaf mahogany, or west indian mahogany, is a species of plant in the meliaceae family. Jan 01, 2011 swietenia macrophylla king, also known as bigleaf mahogany, is a tropical tree species native to central and south america. Growth response by bigleaf mahogany swietenia macrophylla.
About 1% of these are fruit extract, 7% are herbal extract, and 0% are antiallergic agents. Swietenia candolei pittier, swietenia krukovii gleason, swietenia belizensis lundel, swietenia macrophylla king var. Swietenia macrophylla big leaf mahogany, honduras mahogany. Mechanical properties of mahogany swietenia macrophylla and araba ceiba pentandra dusts reinforced polyester composites isiaka o. Swietenia macrophylla, commonly known as mahogany, honduran mahogany, honduras. It is one of three species in the genus swietenia, all three of which are regarded as genuine mahogany. Swietenia macrophylla swimaoverview eppo global database.
Swietenia macrophylla king is an accepted name this name is the accepted name of a species in the genus swietenia family. Plantations have been established within its natural range and elsewhere. Swietenia macrophylla king plants of the world online. Swietenia macrophylla simple english wikipedia, the free. Antihyperglycemic effect of the alcoholic seed extract of. Honduras mahogany, bigbroadlarge leaved mahogany eng. Historic range and current status of bigleaf mahogany. Swietenia macrophylla sage journals sage publications. Bigleaf mahogany swietenia macrophylla inaturalist. It is one of three species that yields genuine mahogany timber, the others being swietenia mahagoni and swietenia humilis. The bole is straight, cylindrical, buttressed, and can be up to 120 cm in diameter. Swietenia macrophylla is a species of plant in the meliaceae family.
We have often observed smallholder agriculturists in this region retain remnant or subcommercial mahogany treesthose missed by loggers or too small for transport to mill verssimo et al. Swietenia macrophylla herb uses, benefits, cures, side. Ecology and silviculture of mahogany swietenia macrophylla. Names of swietenia macrophylla in various languages of the world are also given. A wide variety of swietenia macrophylla options are available to you, such as form. Swietenia macrophylla wikipedia, a enciclopedia livre. The aim of this study was to verify the distribution of stomata in seed coats of swietenia macrophylla and to relate it to the imbibition process and aspects of the structure of the outer integument layers. Mechanical properties of mahogany swietenia macrophylla and.
Survival, growth and reproduction by bigleaf mahogany. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Occurring from mexico to the southeastern amazon basin, s. The manual has been translated into indonesian and. It is usually found in dry forests but it also occurs in moist and gallery forests.
Pdf the most important timber species in the neotropics, mahogany swietenia macrophylla is still harvested from natural forests. Often buttressed, the trunk is covered with gray and cracked bark. Bigleaf mahogany swietenia macrophylla king, meliaceae is the premier timber species of the american tropics. 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. Swietenia macrophylla has a wide natural distribution, extending from mexico to bolivia and central brazil lamb 1966. Wood database and searchable library woodworkers source. The species has been extensively planted mainly in southern asia and the pacific including india, indonesia, philippines and sri lanka soerianegara and lemmens 1993. This present study was undertaken to provide scientific data on the safety focusing on the acute toxicity of swietenia macrophylla seeds powder given orally to sprague dawley sd rats. Caribbean populations of the congeneric swietenia mahagoni listed since 1972 on appendix ii and central american populations of s.
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