Species of tree native to South Florida and islands in the Caribbean
Swietenia mahagoni
Cultivated tree, India
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Vulnerable (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
Clade:
Tracheophytes
Clade:
Angiosperms
Clade:
Eudicots
Clade:
Rosids
Order:
Sapindales
Family:
Meliaceae
Genus:
Swietenia
Species:
S. mahagoni
Binomial name
Swietenia mahagoni
(L.) Jacq.
Synonyms[3]
Cedrela mahagoni L.
Swietenia acutifolia Stokes
Swietenia fabrilis Salisb.
Swietenia mahagoni var. praecociflora Hemsl.
Swietenia mahogani C. DC.
Swietenia mahogoni Lam.
Swietenia mahagoni, commonly known as American mahogany, Cuban mahogany, small-leaved mahogany, and West Indian mahogany,[1] is a species of Swietenia native to the broader Caribbean bioregion.[1][4] It is the species from which the original mahogany wood was produced.[5] Mahogany is grown as a plantation tree and sold in timber markets in Kerala, India. Swietenia mahagoni is listed as "Threatened" in the Preservation of Native Flora of Florida Act.[6] It is the national tree of the Dominican Republic.
^ abcBahamas GTA Workshop 2018 & Barstow, M. (2020). "Swietenia mahagoni". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T32519A68104916. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T32519A68104916.en. Retrieved 11 August 2020.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^"Swietenia mahagoni. NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
^"Swietenia mahagoni (L.) Jacq. — the Plant List".
^D. Louppe (2008). Timbers. PROTA. pp. 526–528. ISBN 978-90-5782-209-4.
^T. Kent Kirk (2009). Tropical Trees of Florida and the Virgin Islands: A Guide to Identification, Characteristics and Uses. Pineapple Press Inc. p. 144. ISBN 978-1-56164-445-2.
^Wunderlin, R. P.; B. F. Hansen (2008). "Swietenia mahagoni". Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants, Institute for Systematic Botany. Tampa, Florida: University of South Florida. Archived from the original on March 8, 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2013.
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