SCIENTIFIC NAME: SWIETENIA MAHOGANI
Common names: mahogany, West Indian mahogany
Classification: flowering plants / dicotyledon
Uses: Mahogany is used as a shade tree at schools and in parks. The wood from this tree was also used to make furniture and boats. In Barbados, children play with the seed (middle photo) as they twirl around like helicopter propellers as well as the segments of the pods (third photo) affectionately called the "cocks". These "cocks" are held at one end and the students "cock fight" as they try to pull off the pointy tip using their
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