Description: Swietenia macrophylla. Acajou, caoba, acajou, arbre à feuilles persistantes ou caduques qui pousse jusqu'à 50 mètres de haut.
Nom commun: Big Leaf Mahogany, Honduras Mahogany
Famille: Méliacées
Habitat : Found in all forest types, from the edge of the pine savannah to the climax rainforest, but mostly in mixed hardwood forest belts, along riverbanks, on deep alluvial soils of considerable fertility.
Intervalle: S. America - Brazil, Bolivia and Peru, north through Central America to Mexico.
Zone de plantation minimale : 20 m²
Swietenia macrophylla. Acajou, caoba, acajou, arbre à feuilles persistantes ou caduques qui pousse jusqu'à 50 mètres de haut.
Its reddish wood , which gives its name to the color mahogany (reddish brown to reddish wine), is very heavy and solid, which is why it sinks in water. This is a fine grained wood that is ideal and of great value for furniture making. In general, one of the most valuable woods on the world market and, therefore, unfortunately, widely deforested.
