Swietenia

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: S. × aubrevilleana – S. humilis – S. macrophylla – S. mahagoni

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Swietenia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 14. Reference page.

Name

Swietenia Jacq., Enum. Syst. Pl. 4. (1760)

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

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Mahagoni Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 343. (1763)
- Roia Scop. in Intr. Hist. Nat.: 226 (1777)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Tropical America
- - Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil West-Central, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Turks-Caicos Is.
- Introduced into:
  - Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Caroline Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Comoros, French Guiana, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Marianas, Mauritius, Nicobar Is., Puerto Rico, Réunion, Seychelles, Solomon Is., Taiwan, Thailand, Trinidad-Tobago, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Vietnam, 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. : 4

Additional references

Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Swietenia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Nov. 16. Reference page. .
Tropicos.org 2018. Swietenia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 16 Sep 2018.

Vernacular names

dansk: Mahogni
Deutsch: Mahagoni
English: Mahogany
español: Caoba
suomi: Aitomahongit
português: Mogno
Runa Simi: Mara
Tiếng Việt: Chi Dái ngựa

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