Characteristics
Dicots
Swietenia mahagoni (L.)Jacq.
WEST INDIAN MAHOGANY
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Commonly planted and naturalized, in Florida this species is primarily native only to the northern Keys and southern hammocks of the Everglades (Little 1978; Morton 1987). Elsewhere it is thought to be native to the Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola, and Jamaica (Pennington et al. 1981). The name "mahogany" perhaps derived from the Yoruba (Keay 1996). Swietenia mahagoni was a historically important timber, especially for ships and furniture, but its resource has been severely depleted (Brown 1912; Mell 1917).
Native Threatened-State UPL (NWPL)
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Classification
SAPINDALES
Swietenia mahagoni (L.)Jacq. - WEST INDIAN MAHOGANY
Citation
SWIETENIA MAHAGONI (Linnaeus) Jacquin, Enum. Syst. Pl. 20. 1760.
Cedrela mahagoni Linnaeus 1759.
Without data (lectotype: Catesby, Nat. Hist. Carolina 2: t. 81. 1743). Lectotypified by Dandy, Sloane Herb. 112. 1958.
Species Distribution Map

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Plant Photos
Swietenia mahagoni - 302
Swietenia mahagoni - Walter Hodge
Swietenia mahagoni - 296
Swietenia mahagoni - USF Herbarium Slide Collection
Swietenia mahagoni - 270
Swietenia mahagoni - Shirley Denton
Swietenia mahagoni - 230
Swietenia mahagoni - Patricia Stampe
Swietenia mahagoni - 69
Swietenia mahagoni - Dennis Girard
Swietenia mahagoni - 69
Swietenia mahagoni - Dennis Girard
Swietenia mahagoni - 131
Swietenia mahagoni - Joel Timyan
Swietenia mahagoni - 139
Swietenia mahagoni - John R. Park
Swietenia mahagoni - 139
Swietenia mahagoni - John R. Park
Swietenia mahagoni - 139
Swietenia mahagoni - John R. Park
Swietenia mahagoni - 139
Swietenia mahagoni - John R. Park
Swietenia mahagoni - 139
Swietenia mahagoni - John R. Park
Swietenia mahagoni - 5
Swietenia mahagoni - Alan R. Franck