Kohekohe ( Dysoxylum spectabile ), a close relative, is sometimes called New Zealand Mahogany.

Mahogany has a generally straight grain and is usually free of voids and pockets.

Mahogany is still widely used for fine furniture ; however, the rarity of Cuban mahogany and over harvesting of Honduras and Brazilian mahogany has diminished their use.

Mahogany is now being used for the bodies of high-end stereo phonographic record cartridges and for stereo headphones, where it is noted for “ warm ” or “ musical ” sound.

The Meliaceae, or the Mahogany family, is a flowering plant family of mostly trees and shrubs ( and a few herbaceous plants, mangroves ) in the order Sapindales.

African Mahogany is the common name for at least two types of trees:

The exterior is faced with Indiana limestone, while the interior features African Mahogany, Italian marble, terrazzo, gold-plated doorknobs, a silver and gold plated ceiling, ornamental bronze, hand wrought iron and three commissioned busts of George Washington.

There is no physical evidence to suggest that the Mahogany Ship existed.

Some 2277 ha of Brisbane Water is classified by BirdLife International as an Important Bird Area because it has an isolated population of up to 10 breeding pairs of Bush Stone-curlews and sometimes supports flocks of the endangered Regent Honeyeater and Swift Parrot during autumn and winter, when the Swamp Mahogany trees are in flower.

The Pines Forest Post Office is now run as a private business in the Pines Forest shopping strip on the corner of Forest Drive and Mahogany boulevard.

This program is funded by the State Government and there are currently eight Community Renewal sites around the state, of which one is Frankston North, the project team for this site are project manager, Tricia Folvig and project officer, Orma Ringberg, who are located at the Mahogany Centre.

* Frankston North is home to two retail shopping strips: one at the Western end of Excelsior Drive known as the Excelsior shops, and another on Mahogany Avenue known as The Pines Forest Shopping Centre.

These are the new Mahogany Rise Primary School which is the result of combining Pines Forest Primary School and Monterey Primary on the Monterey Primary sight, the Aldercourt Primary School, St Michael's Coptic Christian School and Monterey Secondary College.

Meetings to discuss safety issues are held on the third Wednesday of the month 4. 00pm-6pm, except for December and January, at 26 Mahogany Avenue-Mahogany Neighbourhood Centre, ( unless otherwise advised in the monthly newsletter ) all of the community is invated to attend.

Aglaia is a genus of more than 100 species belonging to the Mahogany family ( Meliaceae ).

Mahogany Rush is a Canadian rock band led by guitarist Frank Marino.

Until recently, it had no widespread English common name, though Chinese Mahogany ( reflecting its botanical relationship ) is now used ( e. g. Rushforth 1999 ).

Mid and high frequencies are mostly the same from a reproduction point of view, but because the Mahogany has the 20 % low end increase, the perceived tone is warmer.

Betula lenta ( Sweet Birch, also known as Black Birch, Cherry Birch, Mahogany Birch, or Spice Birch ) is a species of birch native to eastern North America, from southern Maine west to southernmost Ontario, and south in the Appalachian Mountains to northern Georgia.

Mahogany is a 1975 feature film, produced by Motown Productions and released to theaters by Paramount Pictures on October 8, 1975.

* The Mahogany Murderers is a Big Finish Productions audio drama in which Jago & Litefoot ( played by the original actors ) relate another adventure they shared, but without the Doctor's help.

" Theme from Mahogany ( Do You Know Where You're Going To )" is a song written by Michael Masser and Gerald Goffin, and recorded by American singer Diana Ross as the theme to the 1975 Motown / Paramount film Mahogany.

Controlling 60 percent of the national production of mahogany furniture in 2002, Dachong was dubbed the " Specialized Town of Mahogany Furniture Production of China " by China National Furniture Association in April 2003.

Mahogany tree at Kannavam Forest, Kerala

Conspicuous trees at the Tikal park include gigantic kapok ( Ceiba pentandra ) the sacred tree of the Maya ; Tropical cedar ( Cedrela odorata ), and Honduras Mahogany ( Swietenia macrophylla ).

* Miva Mahogany, a rainforest tree

The dominant trees in this type of forest are Michelia niligarica, Bischofia javanica ( Bishop wood ), Calophyllum tomentosa, Cedrela toona ( Indian Mahogany ), Eugenia ( myrtle ) spp., Ficus glomerata ( Atti or Cluster Fig Tree or Gular Fig tree ) and Mallotus spp. Shola forests have an upper storey of small trees, generally Pygeum gardneri, Schefflera racemosa, Linociera ramiflora, Syzygium spp., Rhododendron nilgiricum, Mahonia nepalensis, Elaeocarpus recurvatus, Ilex denticulata, Michelia nilagirica, Actinodaphne bourdellonii, and Litsea wightiana.

Mahogany refers to dark-colored wood from various types of tree.

An exception is the Australian Rose Mahogany ( Dysoxylum fraserianum ), a highly regarded rainforest tree in eastern Australia which is sometimes also called " Rosewood ", although its wood bears no resemblance whatsoever to the true rosewoods.

* Dominican Republic – West Indian Mahogany ( Swietenia mahagoni )

Mahogany loggers in Belize, around 1930

* Belize – Honduras Mahogany ( Swietenia macrophylla )

Mahogany raises the frequency of low pitches and keeps higher frequencies at about the same speed.

Adjacent to the Council Chamber, there are three rooms used for civic functions and large meetings: the Satinwood Salon, Octagonal Room, and Mahogany Salon.

Mahogany was widely used in furniture construction due to its strength, resulting in the absence of the stretcher as seen on many chairs of the time.

Several close relatives, however, are endangered, particularly Leadbeater's Possum and the Mahogany Glider.

Later that year he began work on Mahogany ( 1975 ), starring Diana Ross, but was fired by Motown head Berry Gordy shortly after production began.

" Mahogany " may refer to the largest group of all Meliaceae, the fifteen related species of Swietenia, Khaya and Entandrophragma.

In addition to Swietenia mahoganies this applies also to Khaya ( African Mahogany ) and Toona ( Chinese Mahogany ) which are both from the Meliacae ( Mahogany ) family.

Mahogany also resists wood rot, making it attractive in boat construction.

Mahogany furniture patterned after the Cabinet Room of the White House was ordered from Washington, D. C.

Sections of recent alluvium fringes of estuarine watercourse where the endangered ecological communities ; Swamp Oak Woodlands and Swamp Mahogany Woodlands grow still.

The endangered Southern Cassowary and Mahogany Glider are found in the park.

The Shells are a ply combination of VLT Maple and Mahogany with no reinforcement hoops.

His other film roles include The Trial, Fear Strikes Out, Tall Story, The Matchmaker, Lovin ' Molly, Pretty Poison, Catch-22, Mahogany, Remember My Name, Murder on the Orient Express, Crimes of Passion, and The Black Hole.

Mahogany and logwood continued to account for over 80 percent of the total value of exports, but the price of these goods was so low that the economy was in a state of prolonged depression after the 1850s.

It got its start from Mahogany and chicle production during British rule.

A Michigan-based space rock scene included Burnt Hair Records, Darla Records, and bands such as Windy & Carl, Mahogany, Sweet Trip, Tomorrowland, Delta Waves, Starphase 23, Füxa, Auburn Lull, Monaural, Asha Vida, and Alison's Halo.