Swietenia humilis

Swietenia humilis

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: Swietenia humilis

Name

Swietenia humilis Zuccarini, 1837

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Swietenia bijuga P.Preuss in Exped. C.-Südamer.: 112, 408 (1901)
  • Swietenia cirrhata S.F.Blake in J. Washington Acad. Sci. 10: 292 (1920)
  • Swietenia multijuga Schiede in Linnaea 4: 578 (1829)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Southern America Regional: Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua Continental: Northern America Regional: Central America Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Zuccarini, J.G., 1837. Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss.. 2: 355

Additional references

• Villaseñor, J.L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 87: 559–902. DOI: 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017 Online PDF Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Swietenia humilis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 15. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Swietenia humilis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Swietenia humilis. Published online. Accessed: January 15 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Swietenia humilis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 January 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Pacific Coast Mahogany
español: Caoba del Pacífico
suomi: Meksikonaitomahonki

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