Swietenia (genus)
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Jerarquía
Eukaryota (domain) > Plantae (kingdom) > Angiospermae (division) > Magnoliopsida (class) > Sapindales (order) > Meliaceae (family)
Descripción
Genus of evergreen trees from tropical America including at least 3 species, which hybridize easily when grown in proximity; thus the species are poorly defined biologically. The trees have a hard wood that turns reddish brown at maturity, valued as timber. The leaflets of each large leaf are arranged like a feather, but there is no terminal leaflet.
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Otros términos
- acajou (genus) [fr]
- mahogany (genus) [en]
- mahonie (genus) [nl]
- swietenia (genus) [es]
- caoba (genus) [es]
- caoba americana (genus) [es]
- mahogny (genus) [sv]
- mogano (genus) [it]
- Mahagoni (Holz) [de]
- acaju [pt]
- mogno americano [pt]