Philippine mahogany

Horticulturally, Philippine mahogany is sometimes used to refer to Toona calantas. In the US, Philippine mahogany, aka lauan, is the common name for a wood yielded by some species of the genus Shorea, or perhaps more accurately the name for a group of woods. These are medium density woods, with rather favorable properties, but they are not a mahogany, nor are they comparable in quality. More

Philippine mahogany - red hardwood of the Philippine mahogany tree used for cigar boxes and interior finishmahogany - wood of any of various mahogany trees; much used for cabinetwork and furniture 2. More