Mahogany has become a kind of generic term for any one of a handful of imported, fine grain, reddish-brown wood veneers. Genuine mahogany, which comes from Honduras, has been over-harvested and is considered by many to be commericially extinct. Because of this, several other species are now imported from Africa and Asia. This false mahogany timber (Khaya) typically has a darker and tighter grain and is in plentiful supply. The veneers shown below were offered to us as genuine mahogany.