"Devoro" is Latin for "devour", as expressed in the production of its straight edges and the rotting of its center. These express the two major forces that are leading to this tree's extinction. Cuban mahogany, the"king of woods" is listed as endangered, with no commercial stands left in its native territories. This deteriorated, but noble figure is postured along diagonal axes with its organic edges giving way to geometric, as its forests gave way to lumber.
