Brazilian Mahogany — wood grain image
Brazilian Mahogany wood grain image from The Wood Explorer legacy species collection.
face grainEn un coup d’œil
Nom scientifiqueSwietenia macrophylla
Nom commercial / communHonduras mahogany
FamilleMeliaceae
RégionCaribbean · Central America · South America · Melanesia · South-Eastern Asia
Noms communs
Acajou; Acajou Amerique; Acajou d’Amerique; Acajou du Honduras; Aguano; American mahogany; Brazilian mahogany; Big-leafed mahogany; Broad-leaved mahogany; Caoba; Caoba Americana; Caoba de Honduras; Central American mahogany; Costa Rica mahogany; Cuban mahogany; Honduras mahogany; Mexican mahogany; Peruvian mahogany; Red cedar; Tabasco mahogany; Venezuela mahogany; Zopilote
Distribution
Perhaps the most valuable timber tree in the whole of tropical Latin America, Honduras mahogany has an extensive tropical distribution, from the north of the State of Veracruz to Yucatan in Mexico, and along the north Atlantic slope of Central America to Venezuela and Brazil. It also occurs in Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia at elevations of up to 4900 feet (1500 m), and on Cape Verde Islands. It is usually found in dry forests but it also occurs in moist and gallery forests. S. macrophylla is now widely planted throughout the whole of the tropics as a forest crop and currently provides almost all mahogany on the commercial market.
Usages
Bedroom suites, Boat building (general), Boat building, Boat building: decking, Boat building: planking, Boxes and crates, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Carvings, Chairs, Chests, Coffins, Concealed parts (Furniture), Cooperages, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Drawing boards, Drum sticks, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Fuelwood, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, Handles: general, Hatracks, Heavy construction, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joinery (external): ground contact, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Lifeboats, Light construction, Living-room suites, Mathematical instruments, Millwork, Model airplanes, Moldings, Musical instruments , Musical instruments, Musical instruments: piano, Office furniture, Organ pipes, Paneling , Paneling, Particleboard, Piano keys, Pianos , Plywood corestock, Plywood, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Rustic furniture, Scientific instruments, Sculpture, Shipbuilding, Tables, Turnery, Veneer, Veneer: decorative
Pays et distribution
Ces liens pays proviennent directement du même pont SQL pays–espèce utilisé par Country Detail et Global Navigator.
🇧🇸Bahamas
historical
🇧🇿Belize
historical
🇧🇴Bolivia
historical
🇧🇷Brazil
native
🇨🇴Colombia
native
🇨🇷Costa Rica
historical
🇨🇺Cuba
historical
🇩🇴Dominican Republic
historical
🇪🇨Ecuador
historical
🇸🇻El Salvador
historical
🇫🇯Fiji
historical
🇬🇾Guyana
historical
🇭🇹Haiti
historical
🇭🇳Honduras
historical
🇮🇩Indonesia
historical
🇯🇲Jamaica
historical
🇲🇽Mexico
historical
🇳🇮Nicaragua
historical
🇵🇦Panama
historical
🇵🇪Peru
historical
🇵🇭Philippines
historical
🇵🇷Puerto Rico
historical
🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
native
🇸🇧Solomon Islands
historical
🇻🇪Venezuela
historical
Images du bois
Images historiques liées associées à cette fiche d’espèce.
Honduras mahogany
Captured from the historical species datasheet.
Honduras mahogany
Captured from the historical species datasheet.
Honduras mahogany
Captured from the historical species datasheet.
Honduras mahogany
Captured from the historical species datasheet.
Honduras mahogany
Captured from the historical species datasheet.
Honduras mahogany
Captured from the historical species datasheet.
Honduras mahogany
Captured from the historical species datasheet.
Honduras mahogany
Captured from the historical species datasheet.
Projets et inspiration
Explorez des applications possibles, puis indiquez à Woodley ce que vous souhaitez réaliser.
Les images de projets sont des exemples d’inspiration et non des photographies d’identification de l’espèce. L’adéquation doit être vérifiée à partir des données de l’espèce et des exigences du projet.
Dining Furniture
Fine furniture and dining-room furniture are documented uses.
Musical Instrument
Musical instruments are among the documented traditional uses.
Cabinetry
Cabinetmaking and kitchen cabinets are documented applications.
Classic Boat
Boat building and shipbuilding are documented uses.
Que souhaitez-vous réaliser ?
Expliquez à Woodley ce que vous avez en tête. Woodley peut vous aider à déterminer si Honduras mahogany convient et à guider les prochaines étapes.
Les conseils de projet peuvent s’appuyer sur cette fiche d’espèce, ses propriétés et ses usages documentés.
Apparence
Heartwood color
Historical source observations are shown separately; differences may reflect source, geography, test condition or publication.
Red
Brown
Purple
Reddish brown
Yellow to golden-yellow to orange
Pale brown
Pale red to pink
Dark brown
Yellow
White to cream
Salmon pink to light pinkish brown, or reddish brown
Pink
Matures into deep reddish brown
Exposure to sunlight may fade color
Color varies considerably
The wide variability in color has enabled many look-alike species to be marketed as mahogany.
Sapwood Color
Historical source observations are shown separately; differences may reflect source, geography, test condition or publication.
Brown
Red
Pink
White to yellow
Well defined
Pinkish
Whitish
Paler than heartwood
Different than heartwood
Grain
Usually straight to interlocked; may be wavy, striped, irregular, mottled, rippled or figured. Grain irregularities can produce fiddleback, blister, stripe, roe and mottle figure.
Texture
Fine to medium, often medium; sometimes medium to coarse; generally uniform
Luster
Historical source observations are shown separately; differences may reflect source, geography, test condition or publication.
Medium
High
Pronounced
Lustrous
Slightly lustrous
Golden luster
Usages et applications
Common Uses
Bedroom suites, Boat building (general), Boat building, Boat building: decking, Boat building: planking, Boxes and crates, Building materials, Cabinetmaking, Canoes, Carvings, Chairs, Chests, Coffins, Concealed parts (Furniture), Cooperages, Decorative veneer, Desks, Dining-room furniture, Dowell pins, Dowells, Drawer sides, Drawing boards, Drum sticks, Figured veneer, Fine furniture, Floor lamps, Flooring, Fuelwood, Furniture , Furniture components, Furniture squares or stock, Furniture, Handles: general, Hatracks, Heavy construction, Interior construction, Interior trim, Joinery (external): ground contact, Joinery, Kitchen cabinets, Lifeboats, Light construction, Living-room suites, Mathematical instruments, Millwork, Model airplanes, Moldings, Musical instruments , Musical instruments, Musical instruments: piano, Office furniture, Organ pipes, Paneling , Paneling, Particleboard, Piano keys, Pianos , Plywood corestock, Plywood, Radio - stereo - TV cabinets, Rustic furniture, Scientific instruments, Sculpture, Shipbuilding, Tables, Turnery, Veneer, Veneer: decorative
Bedroom suites; boat building; decking; planking; boxes and crates; building materials; cabinetmaking; canoes; carvings; chairs; chests; coffins; cooperage; decorative veneer; desks; dining-room furniture; doors; dowels; drawer sides; drum sticks; figured veneer; fine furniture; flooring; furniture components; handles; hatracks; heavy construction; interior construction; interior trim; joinery; kitchen cabinets; lifeboats; light construction; living-room suites; mathematical instruments; millwork; model airplanes; moldings; musical instruments; office furniture; organ pipes; paneling; particleboard; piano keys; plywood; radio and television cabinets; scientific instruments; sculpture; shipbuilding; tables; turnery; veneer
Product Sources
The ITTO reports that the species is an important source of timber for export. It is exported in the form of square-edged timber, veneers, and plywood.
Honduras mahogany is readily available at moderate prices at present, but its continued availability is of some concern because of high demand. Current supplies of the standing trees are also becoming more inaccessible and scarce due to exploitation.
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