Swietenia mahagoni is a perennial
plant, with an average height of 5-25 m (some even reach over 30 m), riding
with a round shaft rooted, branching a lot, and Gummy.
The leaves in the form
of compound leaves, ovoid-shaped leaf blades, tip and base of the spiky leaves,
leaf edges, long leaf 3 - 15 cm. The leaves are still young and old after Red
changed to green.
Swietenia mahagoni plant flowers
are compound interest, arranged in a bouquet out of the leaf Axil. Mother
flower stalk is cylindrical, light brown colored. The flower petals off one
another with the shape resembling a spoon, colored green.
Flower Crown
cylindrical, yellow, brownish. Stamens attached to the Crown. Swietenia mahagoni plant
after the age of 7 or 8 years old. After flowering, the next step is fruitful.
Swietenia mahagoni is a fruit a
fruit box with rounded notched five egg shape. When the fruit is still cute in
green, and after big brown. In the fruit there are flat-shaped seeds with the
tip a bit thick and the color brown to blackish.
The fruit of an old
fruit skin will be broken once by itself and the seeds are flat, it will be
free soft sand where the wind is blowing. When it fell to the ground that match
will grow into a new generation of mahogany plant.
The Chemical Content Of
The Seeds Of Swietenia mahagoni
Swietenia mahagoni seeds can be
used to treat a variety of diseases due to chemical content contained therein.
In the Swietenia mahagoni seed contains saponins and flavonoids.
Saponin glycosides
complex compound that is the result of a condensation compound of sugar with a
hydroxyl compound organic when hydrolyzed will produce sugar (glikon) and the
non-sugar (aglikon). While the Flavonoid compound phenol is a group that is
most present in nature.
These compounds are
responsible for the substance in red, purple, blue, and yellow substances in
plants. Flavonoids can be used as a medicine, such as:
- Bitter taste
- Anticancer
- Antiviral
- Anti diabetic
- Antidepressant
- Diuretic
- Etc.
PART USED: seeds, dried
and then finely ground into a powder.
Another benefit of Swietenia mahagoni trees:
Swietenia mahagoni trees can
reduce air pollution around 47%-69% so called as the tree protector while air
filters and catchment. Its leaves were tasked to absorb pollutants-pollutants
in the vicinity.
In contrast, foliage that will release the oxygen (O2) which make
the surrounding air becomes fresher. When it rains, the soil and the roots of
the trees it would tie a water fall, thus becoming a reserve of water.
The nature of Swietenia mahagoni
that can survive in arid land makes this appropriate tree planted on the edge
of the road. For residents of Indonesia in particular Java, this plant is not
new, since the plant since the colonial era Netherlands mahogany has been
planted on the edge of the highway
The current crop of
mahogany has been cultivated since the timber has a fairly high economic value.
The quality of the wood is hard and very good for furniture, furniture,
carvings and handicrafts.
Often also made a ruler because of his nature which
is not easy to change. Quality Swietenia mahagoni is a
little below the teak wood.
Another utilization of
the plant is used to peel the mahogany coloring clothes. The cloth boiled
leather Swietenia mahagoni will be yellow and not easily wear off. While the mahogany sap can be used as a raw material, glue and Swietenia mahagoni leaves for fodder.
The case revolved around
the Swietenia mahagoni trees.