West Indies mahogany Meliaceae Swietenia mahagoni

Leaf:Alternate, pinnately compound, 6 to 12 ovate leaflets, entire margins, evergreen, leathery, 5 to 7 inches long, dark green above, paler below.
Flower:Small pale green, in branched cluster.
Fruit:Light brown, egg-shaped capsule, 2 to 4 inches long, splits from the base into 5 parts, each capsule contains numerous small, long winged seeds.
Twig:Stout, reddish brown to gray; buds are large and broad with loose reddish scales.
Bark:At first smooth and gray, later becoming darker gray, rough and scaly, shedding in places to reveal lighter reddish patches.
Form:Large tree with a spreading round crown and a short trunk, up to 50 feet tall.

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