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White Mahogany. Prima vera. Tabeuia Donnell-Smithii (Rose). 

 Nomenclature. 



White Mahogany, Prima vera (local and common names). 

 Locality. 



Mexico and Central America. 

 Features of Tree. 



Fifty to seventy-five feet in height, two to four feet in diameter. 

 Tall, slender, a beautiful tree. Numerous golden-yellow 

 flowers precede the leaves. 



Color, Appearance, or Grain of Wood. 



Cream-white. Beautiful, fine grain, resembles mahogany exactly 

 save in color. Conspicuous pores. 



Structural Qualities of Wood. 

 Works and stands well. 



Representative Uses of Wood. 



Cabinet-work, fine furniture, veneers. 



Weight of Seasoned Wood in Pounds per Cubic Foot. 

 Modulus of Elasticity. 

 Modulus of Rupture. 



Remarks. 



Many twelve-foot logs imported through San Francisco and 

 west. Named after discoverer. The wood of the butternut or 

 white walnut is sometimes sold as white mahogany, but is 

 seldom if ever confused with the true wood. Prima vera 

 is appropriate where fine, light colored, cheerful effects are 

 required. The appearance is practically identical with that of 

 true mahogany, save in color. 



See Botanical Gazette, Vol. XVII, 1892, p. 418; Contribution U. S. National 

 Herbarium, p. 346, Vol. I, No. 9, U. S. Dept. Agriculture, Division of Botany. 



