Philippine mahogany

Philippine mahogany is a common name for several different species of trees and their wood.

Botanically, the name refers to the species Toona calantas in the mahogany family Meliaceae.
In the US timber trade, it is often applied to wood of the genus Shorea in the dipterocarp family Dipterocarpaceae; however, it is not a mahogany.

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, October 27, 2013. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.