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Swietenia mahagoni
| Swietenia mahagoni | |
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| Cultivated tree, India | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Meliaceae |
| Genus: | Swietenia |
| Species: | S. mahagoni
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| Binomial name | |
| Swietenia mahagoni | |
| Synonyms[3] | |
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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.
- ^ 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) - ^ "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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