Swietenia mahagoni

Swietenia mahagoni
Cultivated tree, India

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae
Genus: Swietenia
Species:
S. mahagoni
Binomial name
Swietenia mahagoni
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.

  1. ^ a b c Bahamas 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)
  2. ^ "Swietenia mahagoni. NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  3. ^ "Swietenia mahagoni (L.) Jacq. — the Plant List".
  4. ^ D. Louppe (2008). Timbers. PROTA. pp. 526–528. ISBN 978-90-5782-209-4.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.