Swietenia macrophylla
American Mahogany
Other names
| International recognized trade name (ATIBT) | Mahogany | |
| Deutsch | Amerikanisches Mahagoni | |
| English | American Mahogany | |
| Français | acajou d'Amérique | |
| Italiano | Amerikanisches Mahagoni | |
| Suomi | Amerikanisches Mahagoni | |
| Norsk | Amerikanisches Mahagoni | |
| Čeština | Amerikanisches Mahagoni | |
| Español | Amerikanisches Mahagoni | |
| Svenska | Amerikanisches Mahagoni | |
| Polski | Amerikanisches Mahagoni | |
| Український | Amerikanisches Mahagoni | |
| Român | Amerikanisches Mahagoni | |
| Русский | Amerikanisches Mahagoni | |
| Български | Amerikanisches Mahagoni | |
| EESTI | Amerikanisches Mahagoni | |
| 日本語 | Amerikanisches Mahagoni | |
| Other names |
Further information
| COL | ||
| Wikipedia | ||
| Cites | ||
| FSC | ||
| Xylotheque |
Origin
| Geographic Regions | Central America; South America | |||
| States and Territories | Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Guanajuato, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacan, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, Sinaloa, Tabasco, Veracruz, Yucatan); Guatemala; Belize; Honduras; Nicaragua; Costa Rica; Panama; Colombia (Bolívar, Boyacá, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Magdalena); Venezuela (Aragua, Barinas, Carabobo, Cojedes, Venezuela Distrito Federal, Lara, Merida, Miranda, Nueva Esparta, Portuguesa, Zulia); French Guiana; Peru; Bolivia (Beni, La Paz, Pando, Santa Cruz); N-Brazil (Pará, Acre); Galapagos [c]; Cayman Isl. [c]; Cuba [c]; Hispaniola [c]; Jamaica [c]; Puerto Rico [c]; Virgin Isl. [c] (Guana [c], St. John [c], Tortola [c], Virgin Gorda [c]); Dominica [c]; Guadeloupe [c]; Martinique [c]; Montserrat [c]; St. Lucia [c]; St. Vincent [c]; Tobago [c]; Trinidad [c]; Isla Margarita [c]; New Caledonia [c]; tropical Africa [c]; Fiji [c]; Singapore [c]; Borneo [c]; peninsular Malaysia [c]; Philippines [c]; Fed. States of Micronesia [c] (Truk [c], Moen [c], Pohnpei [c]); Palau [c] (Koror [c]); Guam [c]; Niue [c]; Hawaii [c] (Oahu [c], West Maui [c]); Rotuma Isl. [c]; Andaman Isl. [c]; Nicobar Isl. [c]; India [c]; Myanmar [c]; Sri Lanka [c]; Vietnam [c]; Taiwan [c]; Java [c]; Bangladesh [c]; Cambodia [c] | |||
| [c] = Commercially cultivated | ||||
Botany
| Reich | Plantae | |||
| Tribe | Tracheophyta | |||
| Gymnosperm | Angiosperm | |||
| Class | Magnoliopsida | |||
| Order | Sapindales | |||
| Family | Meliaceae | |||
| Genus | Swietenia | |||
| Species | macrophylla | |||
| Author citation | G. King | |||
| Scientific name | Swietenia macrophylla G. King | |||
Habitus
| Wood type | Hardwood | |||
| Growth habit | Baum | |||
Microscopic features
| Containers | zerstreutporig | |||
Macroscopic features
| Wood odor | Kein ausgeprägter Geruch | |||
| Growth ring boundaries | clearly recognizable | |||
| Heartwood | with color stripes | |||
| Strip in the heartwood | Ohne Farbstreifen | |||
| Color heartwood | braun/braun bis rot | |||
Natural durability
(according to EN 350)
| Mushrooms field | DC 2 | |||
| Beetle | D | |||
| Termites | S | |||
| Lithophagous molluscs | S | |||
| Remarks | /D Holz mit deutlichem Wechseldrehwuchs (Glanzstreifen), oft mit unregelmässigem Faserverlauf (Pyramiden etc.) /E grain interlocked (ribbon figure) and/or irregular grain near branches or crotches (variously figured wood) /F contrefilé (rubanage) et/ou avec diverses variations de fil autour des branches ou des fourches, donnant des bois diversement figurés /P grã entrecruzada (superficie listrada) e/ou grã muito irregular em torno de ramos ou bifurcaçôµes (diversas figuras particulares) /S hilo entrecruzado (rayado) y/o muy irregular cerca de ramas y bifurcaciones (varios veteados particulares) | |||
Impregnability according to EN 350
| Impregnability of heartwood | 4 | |||
| Impregnability of the sapwood | 2-3 | |||
| Width of the sapwood | m | |||
Physical properties
| Density, air dry u =15%, lower limit | 500.00 | % | ||
| Density, air dry u =15%, upper limit | 600.00 | % | ||
Raw density oven-dried u =12%
(e.g. according to EN 350)
| Density, oven dry u =12%, lower limit | 510.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, mean value | 550.00 | kg/m3 | ||
| Density, oven dry u =12%, upper limit | 580.00 | kg/m3 | ||
Mechanical properties
| Compressive strength, mean value | 50.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Tensile strength, mean | 0 | N/mm2 | ||
| Flexural strength, mean | 85.00 | N/mm2 | ||
| Young's modulus, mean | 9500.00 | N/mm2 | ||
Appearances
Wood
SWMC , rift , ©Bollinger Furniere
SWMC , 100x75mm , ©Hansueli Schmid
SWMC , 145x57mm, Paxton , ©Hansueli Schmid
SWMC , wood ,
SWMC , wood, label ,
Swietenia macrophylla , ©MundoForestal-Costa Rica
Bark
SWMC , Bark , ©Dennis Wilson
Leaves
SWMC , Leaves , ©Dennis Wilson
Seed
SWMC , Frucht, Samen , ©MundoForestal-Costa Rica
Tree
SWMC , Baum , ©MundoForestal-Costa Rica