Biografie van Mahogany
<b>mahogany</b> is used when referring to numerous varieties of dark-colored wood, originally the wood of the species ''Swietenia mahagoni'', known as <b>West Indian</b> or <b>Cuban Mahogany</b>. It was later used also for the wood of ''Swietenia macrophylla'', which is closely related, and known as <b>Honduras Mahogany</b>. Today, all species of ''Swietenia'' are listed by CITES, and are therefore protected. Species of ''Swietenia'' cross readily when they grow in proximity, the hybrid between ''S. mahagoni'' and ''S. macrophylla'' is widely planted. Mahogany is also the national tree of Dominican Republic. It is also part of the national seal of Belize which was known as British Honduras before independence.<br />
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The name "mahogany" is also commonly used to refer to the African genus ''Khaya'' (closely related to ''Swietenia''), hence the term <b>African Mahogany</b>.<br />
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"Mahoganies" may refer to the wider group of all the timbers yielded by the three related genera ''Swietenia'', ''Khaya'' and ''Entandrophragma''. The timbers of ''Entandrophragma'' are traded under their individual names, sometimes with "mahogany" attached as a suffix, for example "sipo" may be referred to as "sipo mahogany".<br />
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In addition, the timber trade deals with various FTC defined "mahoganies", under a variety of different names, most notably "Philippine mahogany".<br />
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