Flindersia

Chambers's Encyclopaedia, Volume 4: Dionysius to Friction, p. 678

Flindersia, a sub-genus of Swietenia (Cedrelaceæ), of which F. (S.) senegalensis and F. australis yield timber in their respective countries little inferior to true mahogany (S. Mahagoni), and largely imported as African mahogany, Madeira mahogany, or Calcedra wood.

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