Mazhar Botanic Garden

Swietenia mahagoni (L.) Jacq.

Small leaved Mahogany

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000349
Common name: Small leaved Mahogany
English name: American Mahogani, Small leaved Mahogany
Arabic name: ماهوجني
Native: S. Florida and W. Indies
Country: Florida India
(PGR): Rare

Briefly deciduous foliage tree to 25 -35 m high leaves pinnate dark green leaflets  4-10, ovate to lanceolate, oblique at base flowers fragrant,  yellowish green in axillary panicles fruit a capsule to 12 cm long, woody, dehiscent, seeds winged

PGR Category: rare The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) classifies S mahagoni as Endangered  S mahagoni is also listed as "Threatened" in the Preservation of Native Flora of Florida Act

Ph:  Mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils and can grow in saline soils

Soil:  heavy clay and nutritionally poor soils

Ornamental and timber tree

Texture: Clay
Fertility: High
Drainage: Moderately well drained
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Mediterranean Tropical
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 10 : 11
pH range: 5.6-7.5
Status: Endangered
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Tree
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Ornamental Timber
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Acid Alkaline Neutral

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