Swietenia mahagoni

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Meliaceae
Subfamilia: Cedreloideae
Genus: Swietenia
Species: Swietenia mahagoni

Name

Swietenia mahagoni (L.) Jacq., Enum. Syst. Pl. 20 (1760)

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Cedrela mahagoni L. in Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 2: 940 (1759)
- Cedrus mahagoni (L.) Mill. in Gard. Dict., ed. 8.: n.° 2 (1768)
Heterotypic
- Swietenia acutifolia Stokes in Bot. Mat. Med. 2: 479 (1812)
- Swietenia fabrilis Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 317 (1796)
- Swietenia mahagoni var. praecociflora Hemsl. in Hooker's Icon. Pl. 28: t. 2786 (1905)
- Swietenia mahogani DC. in Prodr. 1: 625 (1824), orth. var.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Southern America
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Bahamas, Cayman Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Haiti, Jamaica, Turks-Caicos Is.
- Introduced into:
  - Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Marianas, Mauritius, Nicobar Is., Puerto Rico, Réunion, Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Jacquin, N.J. 1760. Enumeratio systematica plantarum, quas in Insulis Caribaeis vicinaque Americes continente detexit novas, aut iam cognitas emendavit. 41 pp. Apud Theodorum Haak, Lugduni Batavorum [Leiden]. BHL Reference page. [See page 20..

Additional references

Stoffens, A.L. & Lindeman, J.C. (eds.) 1984. Flora of Suriname V. Part 1 E.J. Brill (Press) Leiden.
Mell, C.D. True Mahogany. United States Department of Agriculture Bulletin 474. Professional Paper, February 9, 1917. Washington, D.C.
Francis, J.K. 1991. Swietenia mahogoni Jacq. West Indies mahogany. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Southern Forest Experimental Station, Institute of Tropical Forestry, New Orleans. S0-ITF-SM-46.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Swietenia mahagoni in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 15. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2024. Swietenia mahagoni. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 15. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Swietenia mahagoni. Published online. Accessed: January 15 2024. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2024. 50142287 Swietenia mahagoni. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 January 2024.

Vernacular names

বাংলা: মেহেগনি
English: West Indies Mahogany
suomi: Karibianaitomahonki
français: Acajou des Antilles
italiano: Mogano
português: Mogno-das-Antilhas
Türkçe: Maun