Where does African mahogany come from?

– The 'genuine' mahogany comes from three trees in the genus Swietenia, native to the Americas but now also planted in Asia – also members of the mahogany family.

Know more about it here. Herein, where is African mahogany grown?

K. anthotheca is a very commercially important timber species in West Africa and the Congo Basin. It is scattered in natural forests, and is planted in natural forest in some countries. The species is also grown on plantations in many parts of tropical Africa.

Similarly, where does Santos Mahogany come from? Santos Mahogany grows from Mexico south to Argentina and Brazil. Plantations are found in Africa and South-East Asia. Care should be taken when planted as an exotic species because it can quickly become an invasive plant.

Also question is, where does most Mahogany come from?

Honduran or big-leaf mahogany (Swietenia macrophylla), with a range from Mexico to southern Amazonia in Brazil, the most widespread species of mahogany and the only true mahogany species commercially grown today.

Is African mahogany real mahogany?

African Mahogany, or African hardwood in the Khaya genus, is genuinely part of the Mahogany family. African Mahogany's color is lighter pink than Honduran Mahogany, or Swietenia Macrophylla, but otherwise, its appearance is much the same. However, its other properties are quite different.