Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Meliaceae | Genus: Swietenia | Species:
Swietenia mahagoni
(Linn.) Jacq.
( महोगनी ) |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Cedrela mahagoni Linn., Cedrus mahogani (Linn.) Mill., S. acutifolia Stokes, S. fabrilis Salisb. | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Mahogany, West Indian mahogany | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Mahogany, West Indies mahogany, Spanish mahogany, Madeira redwood | Flowering Period | April-June |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Mahogany | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Upto 1500m | Fruit Type | Capsule |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Fruit a capsules oblong; seeds, winged. |
| Habitat | Grown as avenue tree | Bark Type | Fissured |
| Distribution | Native of West Indies and Central America, cultivated in other parts of world. | Bark Details | Bark deeply fissured and brown in colour. |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Gurgaon, Kaithal, Morni-Pinjore | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Oblong | ||
| Description of Species | Trees to 25 m tall; trunk to 4 m across; bark deeply fissured. Leaves alternate, leaflets ca 5 pairs, oblong-lanceolate, falcate, oblique at base, entire at margin, acuminate at apex, coriaceous, glabrous above, puberulous beneath. Flower in panicles; calyx lobes 5, ovate, pubescent. Petals 5, obovate, hooded, spreading, pubescent outside, cream-yellow. Staminal tube cupular, glabrous, 10-lobed; anthers 10, included, alternating with lobes. Fruit a capsules oblong; seeds, winged. | Leaf Details | Leaves alternate, leaflets ca 5 pairs, oblong-lanceolate, falcate, oblique at base, entire at margin, acuminate at apex, coriaceous, glabrous above, puberulous beneath. |
