Meliaceae Swietenia mahagoni (L.) Jacq.

| |	© W.D. Hawthorne

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Keywords in this picture :

• Flower
• Inflorescence
• Flower part
• Flower & fruit
• Plant parts

Places where this species can be found :

• Annandale Falls - GRENADA
• Morne Gazo - GRENADA

Species information

Description
Distinguished from S.macrophylla by having smaller leaves (<25cm long) and smaller leaflets (all <10cm long and mostly <3cm wide).

Interest
G.van Swieten was and 18th Century Dutch physicist. The timber has been known in Europe from the earliest days of transatlatinc trade, as the mahogany was widely favoured for the repair of ships. It is termite resistant and excellent for furniture. The (bitter) bark is used to treat fervers, malaria, jaundice and biliousness (Politi, 1996).

Specimen information

Collector
W.D. Hawthorne, D.Jules

Specimen Number
721

Location
Annandale Waterfalls

Notes
Voucher of plant A20 used for FRP field guide format tests.

Coordinates
Latitude: 12.000000 N   Longitude: 61.430000 W   Altitude: 0.0