Swietenia mahagoni (Linnaeus) Jacquin. Common name: West Indian Mahogany, Madeira-Redwood. Phenology: Apr-Jul; Nov-Jan. Habitat: Tropical hammocks, adjacent disturbed areas, also extensively planted. Distribution: S. FL; West Indies.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Other Comments: A very valuable timber tree, abundant in the FL Keys and s. mainland of FL.
Synonymy ⓘ: = Bah, Fl4, FNA13, K4, POWO, S, S13, WH3; Cedrela mahagoni Linnaeus. Basionym: Cedrela mahagoni L. 1759
Links to other floras: = Swietenia mahagoni - FNA13
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL
Heliophily ⓘ: 6
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