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Angiosperms
(Flowering plants)

Order: Rosales Order: Sapindales Order: Malvalves Order: Myrtales

Order: Fabales

Rosaceae Meliaceae Dipterocarpaceae Myrtaceae

family family family family
Fabaceae
family

Cercocarpus Cedrela Carapa Swietenia Khaya Entandrophragma Turraeanthus Shorea Eucalyptus

genus genus genus genus genus genus genus genus genus
Myroxylon
genus
C. ledifolius C. odorata C. guianensis K. anthotheca, T. africana Shorea spp. E. robusta
(Mountain (Spanish Cedar) (Andiroba) S. macrophylla S. humilis S. mahogani K. grandifoliola, E. utile E. cylindricum (Avodire) (Philippine (Swamp Mahogany)
Mahogany) Toona K. ivorensis, Mahogany)
(Honduran Mahogany) (Mexican Mahogany) (Cuban Mahogany) (Utile/Sipo) (Sapele)
genus K. senegalensis M. balsamum
(African Mahogany) Guarea
(Santos Mahogany)
genus
T. ciliata
(Australian Red Cedar) UNIVERSALLY ACCEPTED AS G. cedrata
“GENUINE MAHOGANY” GENERALLY G. thompsonii
ACCEPTED (Bosse) UNRELATED WOODS
AS CLOSE
MIXED ACCEPTANCE OF BEARING THE LABEL
ENOUGH
MAHOGANY-RELATED “MAHOGANY” IN
HARDWOODS NAME ONLY