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Swietenia mahagoni (L.) Jacq.

Dataset
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Published in
Jacq. (1760). In: Enum. Pl. Carib. 20.
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Classification

kingdom
Plantae
phylum
Tracheophyta
class
Magnoliopsida
order
Sapindales
family
Meliaceae
genus
Swietenia
species
Swietenia mahagoni

Name

Synonyms
Cedrela mahagoni L.
Cedrus mahogani (L.) Mill.
Swietenia acutifolia Stokes
Swietenia fabrilis Salisb.
Swietenia mahaganii C.DC.
Swietenia mahagoni (L.) DC.
Swietenia mahagoni (L.) Lam.
Swietenia mahagoni var. praecociflora Hemsl.
Swietenia mahogani C.DC.
Swietenia mahogani L.
Swietenia mahogoni (L.) Jacq.
Swietenia mahogoni Lam.
Homonyms
Swietenia mahagoni (L.) Jacq.
Swietenia mahagoni (L.) Lam.
Swietenia mahagoni (L.) DC.
Common names
Acajou in language.
Acajou a planches in language.
Acajou de St. Domingue in language.
Cajou in language.
Cajou a planches in language.
Caoba in language.
Caoba in language.
Caoba in language.
Caoba amarilla in language.
Caoba dominicana (Puerto Rico) in language.
Caobilla in language.
Caobo (Dominican Republic) in language.
Cuban mahogany in English
Madeira in language.
Mahogani de Saint-Dominique in language.
Mahogani petites feuilles in language.
Mahogany in language.
Mahogany in language.
Mahogany (Virgin Isl.) in language.
Spanish mahogany in English
West Indian mahogany in language.
West Indian mahogany in English
West Indian mahogany in English
West Indian mahogany in English
West Indian mahogany in language.
West Indian mahogany in language.
West Indian mahogany (Lesser Antilles) in language.
acajou d'Amérique in French
kubamahogny in Swedish
magano in Portuguese
mahogany in English
mahogany d'Amérique in French
mogno in Portuguese
mogno in language.
mogno in language.
mogno-das-índias-ocidentais in Portuguese
mogno-de-folhas-pequenas in Portuguese
mogno-de-folhas-pequenas in language.
mogno-do-Caribe in language.
mogno-do-caribe in Portuguese
mogno-verdadeiro in language.
mogno-verdadeiro in Portuguese
west-indies-mahogany in English
Mahogany in English
West-indische mahonie in Dutch
Acajou in French
American Mahogany in English
Caoba Espanõla in Spanish
Coabilla in Spanish
Cuban Mahogany in English

Bibliographic References

  1. USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) PLANTS Database (2021ewj), https://plants.usda.gov/home/plantProfile?symbol=SWMA2
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