The ecology, silviculture and biogeography of mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla): a critical review of the evidence

Silvicultural intensification for tropical forest conservation: a response to Fredericksen and Putz

“…In the deciduous forests, small-scale disturbances created by controlled logging will be enough to stimulate natural regeneration (Brown et al 2003). In high forests where S. macrophylla persists as relic populations typically represented by very few adults and rare seedlings and saplings (Grogan et al 2002;Brown et al 2003), large disturbances may be necessary for natural regeneration. However, in this type of population, it is also absolutely essential to leave sufficient adult trees to ensure reproduction and therefore seed production (Jennings et al 2001).…”

“…Swietenia macrophylla is a species that regenerates profusely in the more open conditions found in the transition zone from open deciduous forest to evergreen rainforest (Brown et al 2003). In the deciduous forests, small-scale disturbances created by controlled logging will be enough to stimulate natural regeneration (Brown et al 2003). In high forests where S. macrophylla persists as relic populations typically represented by very few adults and rare seedlings and saplings (Grogan et al 2002;Brown et al 2003), large disturbances may be necessary for natural regeneration.…”

“…For example, Entandrophragma utile regenerates in large gaps in high forest in the south of Ghana, but in the drier north is restricted to moist shaded areas away from direct sunlight (W. Hawthorne, personal communication). Swietenia macrophylla is a species that regenerates profusely in the more open conditions found in the transition zone from open deciduous forest to evergreen rainforest (Brown et al 2003). In the deciduous forests, small-scale disturbances created by controlled logging will be enough to stimulate natural regeneration (Brown et al 2003).…”

Survival of Swietenia Macrophylla Seeds Sown in Slash-and-Burn Fields in Quintana Roo, Mexico

“…Within its geographic range many types of natural disturbances create appropriate conditions for mahogany to regenerate (Brown et al, 2003). In Quintana Roo (the state on the eastern side of the Yucatan Peninsula), Mexico, Snook (1993) argued that mahogany regenerates after hurricanes that strike the Peninsula.…”

ACUTE ORAL TOXICITY FROM A FRACTION RICH IN PHENOLIC COMPOUNDS FROM THE LEAF EXTRACT OF Swietenia macrophylla KING IN A MURINE MODEL

“…The Mahogany tree (Swietenia macrophylla King), which can usually reach 40 to 60 meters, belongs to the Meliaceae family and has a tropical distribution found in Central and South America, in Western India, in Malaysia and in the central and southern China (1,2). This plant is used in Asia for the treatment of various diseases based on their antimicrobial effects, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-mutagenic, anti-cancer, anti-tumor and anti-diabetic activities (2).…”