On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 10:19 PM, Alok Goyal <[email protected]> wrote:

> Can any one please tell me the difference between Swietenia mahogani and
> Swietenia macrophylla except for leaf size as is evident from the name   ???
>
> Alok
>
> >
>
*Swietenia mahagoni* Jacq.......Leaflets 4.5-8 cm long; petals 3-6 mm
long; capsule c. 11.5 cm long; seeds 5 cm long.
*Swietenia macrophylla* King in Hook......leaflets up to 14 cm. long; flower
6-7 mm long, capsule, c. 13 cm long and seed c. 8 cm long.

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Dr. Gurcharan Singh
Associate Professor, Department of Botany, SGTB Khalsa College
University of Delhi, Delhi-110007
Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018
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http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/

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