Swietenia

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Swietenia macrophylla King

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Swietenia mahagoni (L.) Jacq.

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Keys according to the Bengal Plants:

i) leaflets 3 in. long or more; capsule 7 in. long or longer ------ S. macrophylla

ii) leaflets 1.5 in. long or less; capsule 4 in. long or less ------- S. mahagony

From Floral Database of Tamilnadu :

Binomial

Habit

Notes

References

Distribution

Common name

Swietenia macrophylla King	Tree	Plains, Cultivated, Native of Tropical America	Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983	All districts	Periyailai Mahagony
Swietenia mahagoni (L.) Jacq.	Tree	Plains, Cultivated, Native of Tropical America	Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983	All districts	Mahagony

FRLHT Indian Medicinal Plants Nomenclature Database with images/ herbarium, distribution, local names etc. :

Swietenia febrifuga ROXB. (syn. of Soymida febrifuga (Roxb.) A. Juss.)
Swietenia macrophylla KING Swietenia mahagoni (L.) JACQ

Species with description & pictures in Flowers of India as on 27.1.14:

Botanical name

Family

Common name

Swietenia macrophylla

Meliaceae

Big-Leaf Mahogany

Species with description & keys in Flora of Pakistan :

Swietenia macrophylla King

Swietenia mahagoni Jacq.

Species with description in Flora of China :

Swietenia mahagoni (Linnaeus) Jacquin

Gardening in India By George Marshall Woodrow, G Marshall (1999- Details)-

Swietenia macrophylla

Swietenia mahagoni

Swietenia macrophylla King: Ecology, silviculture and productivity By Krisnawati, H., Kallio, M.H., Kanninen, M.

Great details-

Swietenia macrophylla

Swietenia : 1 post by 1 author.

I have updated eFI (efloraofindia) page on Swietenia

Attempts have been made to incorporate most of the species available in India & nearby areas with details & keys directly or through links as far as possible.

Species discussed so far in efloraofindia are given at the bottom of the page in the form of links against Subpages. On clicking them one can see all the details. Any comments are welcome.

Re: completed insertion of images of Swietenia sp. 1 sp was done by TSP Kumar ji : 1 post by 1 author.

Subpages (4): Swietenia macrophylla ? Swietenia macrophylla Swietenia mahagoni (Introduced) Swietenia species

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