Trichilia is a Mahogany family genus with 70 species, four of which are native to Africa and the remainder native to West Indies and ranges from Mexico through Central America to Brazil and Bolivia in South America. There are 43 species alone in Brazil. Two of the four African species have timber uses and one species of the American species is recognized for its timber uses. 

Cabralea canjerana is a single Mahogany family tree genus/species found only in South America and pretty much unknown to the rest of the world. Its local Spanish name is CANGERANA or CAJARANA. Widely available in Brazil, it is used in local general carpentry, furniture, interior construction, carvings and joinery. Its colour is usually blood red or maroon often with purplish markings.

Carapa is a Mahogany family genus with two species native to Central and South America and one species native to Africa. Timber from this species is otherwise sold as "Crabwood", "Andiroba", "Demerara mahogany", or "Bastard mahogany."

Guarea is a Mahogany family genus with 71 species native to Africa and Central and Latin America. Two species in Africa have timber uses and two species in Latin America have timber uses.

Cedrela is a Mahogany family genus with 13 accepted species native to the Carribbean and the Americas. Botanically Cedrela is the equivalent of Australasian Toona except that it is native to the neo-tropics. Collectively it is usually traded as "Cedro" or "Spanish Cedar." There are four main commercial species.

Even today a lot of people still do not know what mahogany wood is. It's a major tone wood used for the manufacturing of electric...