Hardwood
Caoba
Swietenia macrophylla King
Mexico to Bolivia and Brazil
Fun factSeeds have a germination rate of more than 90 percent, and nine individual trees are listed as Heritage Trees in Singapore.
A long-lived, slow-growing evergreen hardwood that can reach 35–40 m with a girth of 3–4 m. Its pinnate leaves flush pink or red before turning dark green, and it bears small fragrant white flowers followed by large woody capsules that split to release winged seeds. It is the source of the mahogany timber prized for furniture, and is listed in CITES Appendix II because of over-exploitation.
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FamilyMeliaceae
Spanish nameCaoba
Also known asHonduran mahogany, Big-leaf mahogany, Broad-leaved mahogany, American mahogany
Native toMexico through Central America (including Costa Rica) to Bolivia and Brazil, growing primarily in the wet tropical biome