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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. 



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. Higher-priced than Red Mahogany. Named after 

 discoverer. The wood of the Butternut or White Walnut is 

 sometimes sold as White Mahogany. 



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. 



