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Swietenia mahagoni
West Indian Mahogany
As recorded: Swietenia mahagoni (L.) Jacq.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Meliaceae
- Collected by
- Judd Jr., A.F.
- Collector number
- 55
- Date
- August 16, 1926
- Locality
- Honolulu, [J. Res. J. St[= probably Judd residence, Judd Street]
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Coordinates
- 21.3000, -157.8500
- Identified by
- Staples, G.W.; Herbst, D.R.Derral R. Herbst →George W. Staples III →
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Where it was collected
Collected the same day
On August 16, 1926, Judd Jr., A.F. also collected 2 other specimens.
Still here: Swietenia mahagoni observed near this locality
This specimen was collected in 1926. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 11 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2026-09-02.
2026-09-02
Maile Way + East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved
2026-03-11
Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) treeguy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-13
Oʻahu, East Honolulu, HI, US
(c) choquetterebecca, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-07-19
Hawaii Kai, Honolulu, HI, USA
no rights reserved
2025-02-26
Biomedical Sciences, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
no rights reserved
2024-11-30
Honolulu County, HI, USA
(c) Mike Wood, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Swietenia mahagoni. BISH 668291. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956263547. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/668291.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956263547 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026