Swietenia humilis

Threats

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
PLANTAE	TRACHEOPHYTA	MAGNOLIOPSIDA	SAPINDALES	MELIACEAE

Scientific Name:

Swietenia humilis

Species Authority:

Zuccarini

Common Name/s:

English	–	Honduras Mahogany, Mexican Mahogany, Pacific Coast Mahogany
Spanish	–	Caoba, Caoba De Honduras, Caoba De Pacifico, Coabilla, Cóbano, Gateado, Venadillo, Zapatón, Zopilote

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable A1cd ver 2.3

Year Published:

1998

Annotations:

Needs updating

Assessor/s:

World Conservation Monitoring Centre

Reviewer/s:

Contributor/s:

History:

1997

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Not Threatened (Walter and Gillett 1998)

Range Description:	Trees are usually seen as scattered and isolated individuals, preserved in cultivated land and pastures.
Countries:	Native: Belize; Costa Rica; El Salvador; Guatemala; Honduras; Mexico; Nicaragua; Panama
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Population:	Large specimens are rare.

Population:

Large specimens are rare.

Habitat and Ecology:	A species of dry deciduous forest, savanna, rough scrub, rocky hillsides and cultivated fields.
Systems:	Terrestrial

Major Threat(s):	The timber is used in local carpentry, but is of little commercial importance.

Major Threat(s):

The timber is used in local carpentry, but is of little commercial importance.

Conservation Actions:	The species is listed in Appendix II of CITES (only saw-logs, sawn wood and veneers are subject to CITES controls).

Conservation Actions:

The species is listed in Appendix II of CITES (only saw-logs, sawn wood and veneers are subject to CITES controls).

Citation:	World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Swietenia humilis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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