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Magnoliopsida
Swietenia macrophylla King
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The majestic mahogany is a tall tree that towers above the forest canopy. As its name suggests, it bears large leaves, up to 45 centimetres long, which are composed of an even number of leaflets found on either side of the central midrib (2) (4). The bark has a sweet odour and small white flowers are produced, in which the stamens are characteristically fused to form a tube (4). The fruits of the big-leaf mahogany are large, light grey to brown capsules that measure almost 40 centimetres in length. Each fruit contains up to 71 winged seeds, 7 to 12 centimetres long (2).
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Holotype for Swietenia candollei Pittier
Catalog Number: US 601496
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Verification Degree: Original publication and alleged type specimen examined
Preparation: Pressed specimen
Collector(s): H. F. Pittier
Year Collected: 1913
Locality: La Trinidad de Maracay., Aragua, Venezuela, South America
Elevation (m): 440 to 440
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Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 6
Specimens with Barcodes: 23
Species With Barcodes: 1
Comments: Accepted by Kartesz (1999), as an escape from cultivation in Hawaii. Recorded as Swietenia tessmannii Harms by Santos (1987).
"Notes: Cultivated as avenue tree, also raised in plantations.Native of Central America."
Isotype for Swietenia belizensis Lundell
Catalog Number: US 1835854
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Verification Degree: Card file verified by examination of original publication
Preparation: Pressed specimen
Collector(s): P. H. Gentle
Year Collected: 1941
Locality: Stann Creek Valley, Big Eddy Ridge, Stann Creek, Belize, Central America
- Isotype: Lundell, C. L. 1941. Contr. Univ. Michigan Herb. 6: 36.
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Flowering class: Dicot Habit: Tree Distribution notes: Exotic
Isotype for Swietenia krukovii Gleason & Panshia
Catalog Number: US 1662886
Collection: Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History, Department of Botany
Verification Degree: Card file verified by examination of original publication
Preparation: Bulky specimen
Collector(s): B. A. Krukoff
Year Collected: 1933
Locality: Upper Rio Jurupary., Acre, Brazil, South America
- Isotype: Gleason, H. A. & Panshia, A. J. 1936. Amer. J. Bot. 23: 21.
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United States
Rounded National Status Rank: NNA - Not Applicable