Mahogany - Swietenia macrophylla

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• Seeds of Mahogany trees had been sent to Hawaii from the West Indies by Gerrit P. Wilder in 1909.
• Made for elegant furniture in the 18th century.

    Source: (Majesty I, 1982)

• One of tropical America's most valuable timber trees.
  
• Native to the rainforests of the Caribbean coast of Central America, South America, and into the upper regions of the Amazon.
• It can grow up to 150 ft. tall.
• Thrives in higher rainfall areas.

    Source: (Majesty II, 1991)

• Overharvested for timber resulting in genetic mixing with indigenous trees.​
  

​    ​Source: (Wageman, 2008)​