Swietenia

Swietenia mahagoni

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. humilis – S. macrophylla – S. mahagoni

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)

References

• 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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