West Indian Mahogany

Swietenia mahagoni

Native to Florida

At a glance

Family: Meliaceae
Genus: Swietenia
Status: Native to Florida
Conservation: IUCN Near Threatened
Sightings: 1,923 verified in Florida
Also called: Caribbean Mahogany
Formerly: Swietenia mahogoni, Swietenia mahogani

About

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. Swietenia mahagoni is listed as "Threatened" in the Preservation of Native Flora of Florida Act. It is the national tree of the Dominican Republic.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article “Swietenia mahagoni”, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it grows in Florida

PanhandleNorth Central South Keys

North: Levy
Central: DeSoto, Indian River, Manatee, St. Lucie, Sarasota
South: Broward, Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Lee, Martin, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach
Keys: Monroe

15 of 67 counties, from research-grade iNaturalist observations. They show where people have photographed it, not every place it grows — absence here isn't proof it's absent.

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