Big-leaf mahogany  (Swietenia macrophylla)

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Glossary

Genus: A category used in taxonomy, which is below ‘family' and above ‘species'. A genus tends to contain species that have characteristics in common. The genus forms the first part of a ‘binomial' Latin species name; the second part is the specific name.
Leaflets: The individual 'leaf-like' parts of a compound leaf.
Stamens: The male reproductive organs of a flower. Each stamen is comprised of an anther (the pollen-producing organ) and a filament (stalk).

References

  1. IUCN Red List (May, 2009)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. Vozzo, J.A. (2002) Tropical Tree Seed Manual. USDA Forest Service, Washington DC.
  3. CITES (May, 2009)
    http://www.cites.org
  4. Haber, W.A., Zuckowski, W. and Bello, E. (2000) An Introduction to Cloud Forest Trees, Monteverde, Costa Rica. Mountain Gem Publications, Monteverde, Costa Rica.
  5. TRAFFIC and WWF Briefing Document. (2002) Big-leaf Mahogany and the Twelfth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES. Santiago, Chile.
  6. Oldfield, S. (2003) Breakthrough for Timber at CITES Conference. Plant Talk, 31: 13.
  7. WWF Forests for Life Programme (May, 2003)
    http://www.panda.org/about_wwf/what_we_do/forests/news/index.cfm