() Ja ) Jacq., of the Went Indies and southern Florida; 
S. hurrulis Zuec., ranging from western fexioo to Salvador; 
jg. cirrhata Blake, of the -an® region; and S. candolie.1 
Pittier, of Venezuela, All species furnish commercial 
mahogany, hut little of which has been exported from Panama. 
The wood is the one most highly esteemed for cabinet 
work, and is a standard for the comparison of other woods. 
In Central America it is valued for construction purposes. 
