Swietenia mahagoni

Swietenia mahagoni
Cultivated tree, India

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae
Genus: Swietenia
Species:
S. mahagoni
Binomial name
Swietenia mahagoni
Synonyms
  • Cedrela mahagoni L.
  • Swietenia acutifolia Stokes
  • Swietenia fabrilis Salisb.
  • Swietenia mahagoni var. praecociflora Hemsl.
  • Swietenia mahogani C. DC.
  • Swietenia mahogoni Lam.

Swietenia mahagoni, commonly known as American mahogany, Cuban mahogany, small-leaved mahogany, and West Indian mahogany, is a species of Swietenia native to the broader Caribbean bioregion. It is the species from which the original mahogany wood was produced. 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. It is the national tree of the Dominican Republic.