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Originally Posted by Herb Hunter
Sapele (entandrophragma cylindricum) and African mahogany (khaya anthotheca) are not of the same genus as Central American mahogany (swietenia macrophylla) and Spanish/Cuban mahogany (swietenia mahogani). All four woods belong to the family, meliaceae, however. Sapele, African Mahogany and Central American mahogany look so similar that if I were shown samples of each I don't think I could identify which is which with any consistency.
According to Wikipedia, "...African mahogany, (is) the only timber widely accepted as mahogany besides that of the true mahogany, of the genus Swietenia.
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well stated. so sapele is a downgrade in quality. i hope the price reflects this, for that would be fair.