Swietenia mahagoni
West Indian Mahogany
As recorded: Swietenia mahagoni (L.) Jacq.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Meliaceae
- Collected by
- Grant, M.L.
- Collector number
- 4343
- Date
- October 27, 1930
- Locality
- Pare: Mamao garden
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Elevation
- 6 m
- Identified by
- Grant, M.L.
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On October 27, 1930, Grant, M.L. also collected 18 other specimens.
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Bambusa vulgaris
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Bauhinia monandra
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Castanospermum australe
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Castanospermum australe
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Cinnamomum camphora
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Cola acuminata
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Eugenia
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Fabaceae
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Garcinia cowa
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Garcinia madruno
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Litchi chinensis
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Lonchocarpus
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Melicoccus bijugatus
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Sabal bermudana
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Sabal bermudana
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Sabal bermudana
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Sabal palmetto
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Swietenia mahagoni observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1930. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 1,946 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-27.
2026-10-27
Florida, US
(c) oronaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-26
Miami-Dade County, US-FL, US
(c) littlespecimen, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Florida, US
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
Florida, US
(c) James K. Wetterer, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-24
United States
(c) zzazzazz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-22
Florida, US
(c) cindyvigil4, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Swietenia mahagoni. BISH 18410. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956325426. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/18410.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956325426 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026