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Latin name

Family

Distribution

North America distribution zone

Height

Foliage

Ecology

Use

Synonym

English name

French name

Spanish name

Other name

Trade name

Swietenia humilis Zucc.

Meliaceae

SC SE North America (S Mexico to Costa Rica) W Africa

SC SE

xer calc

dr ex fd ma pl (quickset edge) ti (cabinet work, furniture, general construction, scientific and musical instruments as pianos, walls)

Swietenia bijuga P.Preuss Swietenia cirrhata S.F.Blake

Mexican mahogany; dry zone mahogany, Pacific coast mahogany

acajou amer

cáguano (Honduras); caoba (Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Mexico); caoba del Pacifico (Nicaragua); caoba del sur; coabilla (Mexico); cóbano, cuche (Guatemala); gateado, venadillo (Mexico); zapatón (Guatemala); zopilote (Mexico)

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Latin name	Swietenia humilis Zucc.
Family	Meliaceae
Distribution	SC SE North America (S Mexico to Costa Rica) W Africa
North America distribution zone	SC SE
Height	L
Foliage	D
Ecology	xer calc
Use	dr ex fd ma pl (quickset edge) ti (cabinet work, furniture, general construction, scientific and musical instruments as pianos, walls)
Synonym	Swietenia bijuga P.Preuss Swietenia cirrhata S.F.Blake
English name	Mexican mahogany; dry zone mahogany, Pacific coast mahogany
French name	acajou amer
Spanish name	cáguano (Honduras); caoba (Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Mexico); caoba del Pacifico (Nicaragua); caoba del sur; coabilla (Mexico); cóbano, cuche (Guatemala); gateado, venadillo (Mexico); zapatón (Guatemala); zopilote (Mexico)
Other name
Trade name