Swietenia mahagoni

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	SAPINDALES	MELIACEAE

Scientific Name:

Swietenia mahagoni

Species Authority:

(L.) Jacq.

Common Name/s:

English	–	American Mahogany, Cuban Mahogany, Small-leaved Mahogany, West Indian Mahogany
French	–	Acajou, Mahogani De Saint-dominique, Mahogani Petites Feuilles
Spanish	–	Caoba Espanõla, Coabilla

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Endangered A1cd ver 2.3
Year Published:	1998
Annotations:	Needs updating
Assessor/s:	Americas Regional Workshop (Conservation & Sustainable Management of Trees, Costa Rica, November 1996)
Reviewer/s:
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Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	The Caribbean mahogany is found on the Caribbean islands and also in south Florida. Its natural distribution is hard to ascertain as it has been widely cultivated. It was the first mahogany to appear in the European market five centuries ago.
Countries:	Native: Anguilla; Antigua and Barbuda; Bahamas; Cayman Islands; Colombia; Cuba; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Grenada; Guadeloupe; Jamaica; Martinique; Montserrat; Saint Barthélemy; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Saint Lucia; Saint Martin (French part); Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Trinidad and Tobago; Turks and Caicos Islands; United States (Florida); Venezuela Introduced: Barbados
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Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Found in dry or moist forest, often on limestone.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Natural stands are extensively exhausted and the species exhibits high levels of genetic erosion. Remaining individuals are usually weedy trees or bushes.

Major Threat(s):

Natural stands are extensively exhausted and the species exhibits high levels of genetic erosion. Remaining individuals are usually weedy trees or bushes.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Small quantities of timber from plantations are occasionally available on the international market. The species is listed in Appendix II of CITES. The listing designates saw-logs, sawn wood and veneer sheets.

Conservation Actions:

Small quantities of timber from plantations are occasionally available on the international market. The species is listed in Appendix II of CITES. The listing designates saw-logs, sawn wood and veneer sheets.

Citation:	Americas Regional Workshop (Conservation & Sustainable Management of Trees, Costa Rica, November 1996) 1998. Swietenia mahagoni. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 May 2013.
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