210 WOODS OF COMMERCE 



Mahogany, Forest or Red {Eucalyptus resinifera Sm. : Order 

 Myrtdcece), North-East AustraHa. Also known as '' Red, Grey," 

 or "Botany Bay Gum, Hickory, Red Stringybark," and "Jimmy 

 Low." Height 80—130 ft. ; diam. IJ— 5 ft. W 61—72.5. Light 

 brown or dark or very dark red, very heavy, close and smooth in 

 grain, very strong, not shrinking, affected with gum- veins, but very 

 durable in air, water, or soil, teredo- and termite-proof. Used for 

 ships' knees, piles, fence-posts, paving, rafters, and shingles. The 

 name " Forest Mahogany " is locally appHed also to B. microcorys, 

 [See Tallow-wood.] 



Mahogany, Horseflesh {Ccesalpinia sp. : Order Leguminosce). 

 Bahamas. Very strong and durable. Used for ships' knees. 

 This name, or that of Horseflesh-wood, is also appHed to the allied 

 species Swdrtzia tomentosa DC, which has S.G. 1,020, and is known 

 in Venezuela as " Naranjillo." Horseflesh Mahogany is exported 

 from the Bahamas to England as " Sabicu." 



Mahogany, Indian. See Cedar, Moulmein. 



Mahogany, Madeira {Persea indica Spreng. : Order Laurinece), 

 Teneriffe. Known also as " Venatico " or " Vinacito." 



Mahogany, Mountain {Betula Unta [See Birch, Cherry] and 



Gercocdrpus parvifoUus Nutt. (Order Hosdcece), 



Mahogany, Natal {Kiggeldria Dregedna Turcz. : Order Bixdcece). 

 South Africa. W 48. Light yellowish Mahogany-coloured, soft, 

 fine-grained. 



Mahogany, Swamp, a name applied in Australia to (i) Eucalyptus 

 hotryoides [See Mahogany, Bastard], (ii) Tristdnia laurina [See 

 Box, Bastard], (iii) T. suaveolens [See Gum, Broad -leaved Water], 



and (iv) Eucalyptus rotusta Sm. (Order Myrtdcece), This last 

 species, a native of ISTew South Wales, is known also as " White 

 Mahogany " and " Brown Gum." Height 100 — 150 ft. ; diam. 

 2—4 ft. S.G. l,098-~-889. W 58-5. Light-brown to dark-ied, 

 generally containing some gum- veins, often cross-grained, difficult 

 to split, seasoning well, but with some warping, and becoming 

 rather brittle, durable in damp situations, and obnoxious to insects, 

 probably owing to its containing no less than 19 per cent, of kino- 

 red, the astringent gum-resin so characteristic of this genus, a 

 higher percentage than in any other species. It is valued for ship- 

 building, shingles, inside work, wheelwrights' work, mallets, rough 

 furniture, and fuel. 



Mahogany, White. See also Stringybark (vi). 



Mahwa (IlUpe latifolia Eng. and I. Malabrorum Konig ^Bdssia 

 latifoUa Roxb. and B, longifolia L. : Order Sapotdcece), The former 

 in Northern India, the latter in the south and Ceylon. " Butter- 

 tree." Hind, "Mahwa" or "Mahua." Tarn. " lUupa." Sink. 



