PLANTS Profile for Swietenia mahagoni (West Indian mahogany)

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Swietenia mahagoni (L.) Jacq.
West Indian mahogany

Symbol:

SWMA2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Meliaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		N
HI		I
PR		N
VI		N

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Swietenia mahagoni (L.) Jacq.

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Distribution:
Swietenia mahagoni (L.) Jacq.


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USA (FL, HI), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Swietenia mahagoni (L.) Jacq.

View 16 genera in Meliaceae, 2 species in Swietenia

Classification:
Swietenia mahagoni (L.) Jacq.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Sapindales
Family	Meliaceae – Mahogany family
Genus	Swietenia Jacq. – mahogany
Species	Swietenia mahagoni (L.) Jacq. – West Indian mahogany

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Swietenia mahagoni (L.) Jacq.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Florida:
mahogany		Threatened

Introduced Information:
Swietenia mahagoni (L.) Jacq.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Swietenia mahagoni (L.) Jacq.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 29026.

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

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