Indonesia and fiji, and has been introduced into cultivation in west africa. It was brought into some asian countries to bolivia from caribbean, mexico and southern to central america. Swietenia macrophylla, commonly known as bigleaf mahogany, is a species of plant in the meliaceae family. How to grow swietenia mahagoni from seed smallleaved mahogany swietenia mahagoni is most often grown for its valuable timber, but also makes an attractive landscape tree. Swietenia mahagoni seed has been traditionally used as a wound healing agent. The mahogany tree swietenia macrophylla, also called sky fruit due to upward trend of its fruits towards the sky, is a beautiful, lofty, evergreen. Effect of ethanolic extract of swietenia mahagoni seeds on experimentally induced diabetes mellitus in rats.
It is one of three species that yields genuine mahogany timber, the others being swietenia mahagoni and swietenia humilis. Mahogany university of florida, institute of food and. Swietenia mahagoni, commonly known as american mahogany, cuban mahogany, smallleaved mahogany, and west indian mahogany, is a species of swietenia native to southern florida in the united states and islands in the caribbean including the bahamas, cuba, barbados, jamaica, dominican republic and haiti. Swietenia mahagoni, commonly called mahogany or west indies mahogany, is an evergreen tree with a dense, domeshaped, rounded but sometimes spreading crown. At the time of falling, mahogany seed r otates in the axis center which is similar to the gyration of.
Materials and methods plant material fresh, mature fruits of swietenia mahagoni were collected in the month of october, 2010 from hooghly district, west bengal, india and were authenticated by botanist prof. A correlative and evidencebased approach with antioxidative and antihyperlipidemic activities. Mahogany trees that are planted along streets or in medians, or even in private landscapes, form. To download the pdf, click the download link above. Some members of fann may provide services that do not further the fnps mission, and this link should not be. However, it is reasonable to assume that infections occur largely through mechanical andor insect wounds 2,5,8. Pdf on jan 1, 2016, debashis baidya and others published application analysis of swietenia mahagoni mahogany seeds unique aerodynamical landing. The present investigation aims to evaluate antihypercholesterolemic potential of swietenia mahagoni leaf aqueous extract mae in dietinduced hypercholesterolemic rat model. Regenerating mahogany swietenia macrophylla from seed in quintana roo, mexico. Pests some insects can cause significant problems such as the tent. Watson2 introduction this large, semievergreen tree forms a loose, rounded canopy and casts light, dappled shade, suitable for maintaining a lawn beneath fig.
Optimization of supercritical co2 extraction of swietenia. A proposal to include bigleaf mahogany from the americas submitted by bolivia and the united states was rejected. Phytochemical and antimicrobial activity of swietenia. The most important ecological characteristic that distinguishes s. View picture of west indies mahogany swietenia mahagoni at daves garden. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. The dense, strong wood of mahogany is quite resistant to winddamage on properly trained trees, making this tree all the more ideal for use as a shade tree or. Swietenia is a genus of trees in the chinaberry family, meliaceae. Swietenia mahagoni, commonly known as american mahogany, cuban mahogany. Growth habit this is an upright tree with a rounded, symmetrical crown of medium density. Brazil offered to convene a working group on bigleaf mahogany to examine the status. Swietenia mahagoni is a mediumsized semievergreen tree growing to 3035 metres 98115 ft tall. Fnps provides this link to assist users in finding sources for native plants.
The species is also known under other common names, including broadleaved mahogany, brazilian mahogany. A phytochemical investigation of the roots of swietenia macrophylla led to the isolation of seven polyacetylenes, including five new compounds 15 and two known ones 67. Swietenia mahagoni mahogany environmental horticulture. Pdf application analysis of swietenia mahagoni mahogany. In the study, wistar albino rats 170220 g were segregated into 5 groups. It occurs naturally in climates with annual rainfall of only 580800 mm. Pharmacological effects and active phytoconstituents of swietenia. This page was last edited on 2 october 2018, at 19. Phytochemical, proximite composition and antioxidant potential of swietenia mahagoni leaves.
Alternatively, you can download the pdf file directly to your computer, from where it can be opened using a pdf reader. Pdf phytochemical, proximite composition and antioxidant. Research on nectria cankers of mahogany is lacking and little is known regarding specific infection processes, etc. The seeds have also been reported to have therapeutic value for treatment of cancer, amoebiasis, coughs, chest pains and intestinal parasitism. This large, semievergreen tree forms a loose, rounded canopy and casts light, dappled shade, suitable for maintaining a lawn beneath. It is grown as an ornamental tree in various parts of india. Swietenia macrophylla is a taller tree with a dominant, straight trunk which could be grown in florida and used along the streets. Pdf effect of ethanolic extract of swietenia mahagoni. The resolution of this file is 717x1050px and its file size is. Mahogany listing history united states fish and wildlife. Mahogany swietenia mahagoni casts a light, dappled shade on the ground below, making it a great shade tree for landscapes with enough room for it to thrive.
User veenit2 uploaded this trees india swietenia macrophylla swietenia mahagoni mahogany tree png image on june 14, 2017, 7. Department of agriculture, forest service, southern forest experimental station, institute of tropical forestry, new orleans. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Swietenia mahagoni mahogany page 2 foliage figure 2. The usage of swietenia mahagoni, a popular medicinal plant in india and some. Antidiabetic potentiality of the aqueousmethanolic. Swietenia mahagoni is listed as threatened in the preservation of native flora of florida act. A downloadable pdf document of a book in prepublication awaiting illustration. West indian mahogany, swietenia mahagoni, by nature of its scientific name is most appropriately called mahogany. Regenerating mahogany swietenia macrophylla from seed in. Ecology and silviculture of mahogany swietenia macrophylla. The antimicrobial activity of the oily extract against grampositive, gramnegative, yeast and fungus strains was. In vivo antihypercholesterolemic potential of swietenia. It is one of south floridas popular landscape and street trees.
The present study was designed to evaluate the antibacterial activities of swietenia mahagoni crude methanolic smcm seed extract. India swietenia macrophylla swietenia mahagoni mahogany. Pdf swietenia mahagoni seed oil contains common unsaturated fatty acids. In doing so, fnps is not attesting to the accuracy of any information on the fann webite. Mizea adepartment of natural resource ecology and management, iowa state university, ames, ia 50011, usa bcifor, p. B talip, s yapthe effect of swietenia mahogani mahogany seed extract on. The aim of this study was to investigate the in vitro healing properties of swietenia mahagoni seed extract. Antidiabetic potentiality of the aqueousmethanolic extract of seed of swietenia mahagoni l. Swietenia mahagoni at iucn red list of threatened species.
Implementation guidelines for timber species listed under. Mahogany, obtained from several species in the genus swietenia, is regarded as the worlds. Optimization of supercritical co2 extraction of swietenia mahagoni seed by response surface methodology. There were several trees three feet in diameter at the usda research station south of miami prior to hurricane andrew. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region it is taken orally as a decoction for diarrhoea and dysentery, as a source of vitamins and iron, and as a medicine to induce haemorrhage. Swietenia mahagoni mahogany seed has the uniqueness on its falling characteristics. The antimicrobial activity of the oily extract against grampositive, gramnegative, yeast and fungus strains was evaluated based on the. Biological activities and phytochemicals of swietenia macrophylla. How to grow swietenia mahagoni from seed home guides. The genus is named for dutchaustrian physician gerard van swieten 17001772.