The genus is named for dutchaustrian physician gerard van swieten 17001772. The acidic polysaccharide isolated from the gum exudate of swietenia mahogany, and the degraded polysaccharide obtained by its mild hydrolysis with acid, are composed of residues of dgalactose, larabinose, lrhamnose, and dgalacturonic acid. The bark of swietenia mahogany, the roots of cissampellos mucronatta\ud and the seeds of heckeria insignis were extracted with water, methanol\ud and carbon. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Bigleaf mahogany, swietenia macrophylla king, is one of three swietenias which are the american or true mahoganies. The plant list includes 29 scientific plant names of species rank for the genus swietenia. This is the original source of commercial mahogany, now replaced by honduras mahogany s. Nirs identification of swietenia macrophylla is robust. Elena mejia ximena buitron marielos penaclaros james grogan the debate over bigleaf mahogany s commercial and conservation status across its neotropical range has dominated cites deliberations over timber species since the. Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic disorder in which blood sugar levels are abnormally high over a prolonged period. Some experts consider this tree to be semievergreen because it does drop. Swietenia mahagoni, commonly known as american mahogany, cuban mahogany, smallleaved mahogany, and west indian mahogany, is a species of swietenia native to south florida in the united states and islands in the caribbean including the bahamas, cuba, barbados, jamaica, dominican republic and haiti. This document is enh766, one of a series of the environmental horticulture department, ufifas extension. Regeneration of mahogany swietenia macrophylla in the yucatan.
Pdf on nov 15, 2016, vikas kumar and others published mahogany swietenia macrophylla king. Name though many different trees from all over the world are called mahogany, the name properly belongs to the species of the genus swietenia. Drug treatment for diabetes mellitus is expensive and carries risks for many adverse e. It is commonly known as big leaf mahogany the species is also known under other common names, including broadleaved mahogany, brazilian mahogany, honduras mahogany, largeleaved mahogany, genuine mahogany, sky fruit, and tropical american mahogany, among others. The resolution of this file is 717x1050px and its file size is. Acaricidal activity of swietenia mahogani and swietenia macrophylla ethanolic extracts against varroa destructor in honeybee colonies. This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of the ethanolic extract of mahogany seeds on the renal function of streptozotocininduced diabetic rats.
It is one of south floridas popular landscape and street trees. Pdf mahogany swietenia macrophylla king regenerates in areas of erosion on high terraces and in forest killed by flooding and deposition. Swietenia macrophylla honduras mahogany veneerfinder. Department of agriculture, forest service, southern forest experimental station, institute of tropical forestry, new orleans. Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi amf is known to improve performance of tree seedlings under drought conditions and produce quality planting stock in nursery. American mahogany or cuban mahogany, swietenia mahagoni. Recent studies of swietenia macrophylla king argue that natural regeneration of this highly valued tree is episodic and occurs only after infrequent catastrophic. Indonesia and fiji, and has been introduced into cultivation in west africa.
Germination and development of sown mahogany swietenia. West indian mahogany, swietenia mahagoni, by nature of its scientific name is most appropriately called mahogany. It is one of two species with genuine mahogany timber. Application analysis of swietenia mahagoni mahogany seeds unique aerodynamical landing characteristics. Structural studies on the polysaccharide of swietenia mahogany gum. The most important ecological characteristic that distinguishes s. Mahogany seed swietenia macrophylla king has been proven to have antidiabetic activity. Many loggers have penetrated the heart of the forest in search of this valuable wood, often referred to as green gold. A taxonomic genus within the family meliaceae the mahogany trees, native to the american tropics from florida to bolivia. Guayaquil and cedrella odorata spanish cedar, and from epicotyl explants from swietenia macrophylla. We do not intend the plant list to be complete for names of infraspecific rank. Swietenia mahagoni at iucn red list of threatened species. Mahogany listing history united states fish and wildlife.
The american mahoganies are recognized as different species principally on the basis of their allopatric or nonoverlapping distributions, with the caribbean or cuban mahogany swietenia mahagoni l. Used in furniture production, building of ships and yachts, for musical instruments, scienti c equipment, and as exclusive wood for highclass interior architectural work in englishspeaking countries. Now replaced by highquality swietenia mahogany and only the wood of the swietenia family count as genuine mahogany. It is the species from which the original mahogany wood was produced. Explorative study of anticoagulant activities of extracts.
Germination and development of sown mahogany swietenia macrophylla king in secondary tropical dry forest habitats in costa rica volume 12 issue 2. Wood database and searchable library woodworkers source. It occurs natively in the neotropics, from southern florida, the caribbean, mexico and central america south to bolivia. The mahogany first discovered by the spanish for their ships was cuban mahogany, now no longer commercially available. This and several other species of mahogany are used in the lumber industry for fine cabinets and furniture due to the color, straight grain and durability of the wood. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Select a category to browse our mahogany, swietenia veneer inventory, get measurements and view and download highresolution images. The ecology, silviculture and biogeography of mahogany swietenia.
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. The plant list includes a further 2 scientific plant names of infraspecific rank for the genus swietenia. Swietenia macrophylla is a taller tree with a dominant, straight trunk which could be grown in florida and used along the streets. Pdf application analysis of swietenia mahagoni mahogany. Acaricidal activity of swietenia mahogani and swietenia. 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. Provided by smithsonian institution, department of botany.
In this study four lookalike timbers of swietenia macrophylla mahogany or bigleaf. Swietenia mahogany also has been widely grown for lumber on plantations throughout its natural range as well as in the south pacific. This file is licensed under the creative commons attribution 2. Bigleaf mahogany is the worlds most valuable widely traded tropical timber species and near infrared spectroscopy nirs has been applied as a tool for discriminating its wood from similar species using multivariate analysis.
This species was the first to be discovered by the europeans and has been exported from hispaniola since the 16th century. Swietenia macrophylla simple english wikipedia, the free. This page was last edited on 7 december 2019, at 12. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that. Explorative study of anticoagulant activities of extracts of swietenia mahogany,\ud cissampellos mucronatta and heckeria insignis. It was heavily logged in south florida prior to the 1900s and is listed as threatened in florida. These are primarily included because names of species rank are. Fabaceae, meliaceae organization for tropical studies. It occurs naturally in climates with annual rainfall of only 580800 mm. Watson2 introduction this large, semievergreen tree forms a loose, rounded canopy and casts light, dappled shade, suitable for maintaining a lawn beneath fig. Swietenia macrophylla, a commercial timber species in india, is poorly studied in relation to its management including physiological responses to various environmental stresses. Costa rica and the united states separately proposed to list bigleaf mahogany and american mahogany in appendix ii.
Large trees produce large boards, and mahogany grows to immense size. Each extract was filtered and concentrated under vacuum at 4cfc and then were used as anticoagulant agents using whole blood clotting. Plants profile for swietenia mahagoni west indian mahogany. Materials and methods plant material fresh, mature fruits of swietenia mahagoni were collected in the month of october, 2010 from hooghly district, west bengal, india and were authenticated by botanist prof. Forests free fulltext arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi. The bark of swietenia mahogany, the roots of cissampellos mucronatta and the seeds of heckeria insignis were extracted with water, methanol and carbon tetrachloride respectively. Swietenia mahagoni mahogany environmental horticulture. The effects of the ethanolic extract of mahogany seeds. Swietenia is a genus of trees in the chinaberry family, meliaceae. User veenit2 uploaded this trees india swietenia macrophylla swietenia mahagoni mahogany tree png image on june 14, 2017, 7. Abstract the research was conducted on mahogany swietenia.
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