Swietenia mahagoni (species)

Esquema

Getty AAT: Living organisms

Jerarquía

Eukaryota (domain) > Plantae (kingdom) > Angiospermae (division) > Magnoliopsida (class) > Sapindales (order) > Meliaceae (family) > Swietenia (genus)

Descripción

Wood of the species Swietenia mahagoni, native to southern Florida, the Bahamas, Cuba, Jamaica, and Hispaniola. It turns reddish brown at maturity. This is the species for which the term "mahogany" was first coined, derived from a Native American term.

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300375020

Otros términos

  • West Indies mahogany (species) [en]
  • West Indian mahogany (species) [en]
  • Cuban mahogany (species) [en]
  • mahogany, West Indian (species) [en]
  • Spanish mahogany (species) [en]
  • Swietenia mahogani (species) [la]
  • Swietenia mahogoni (species) [la]