Swietenia mahagoni
West Indian Mahogany
As recorded: Swietenia mahagoni (L.) Jacq.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Meliaceae
- Collected by
- Sargent, M.
- Collector number
- s.n.
- Date
- January 4, 1935
- Locality
- Honolulu, Kalakaua Avenue
- Island
- Oʻahu
- Region
- Hawaii, United States
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Swietenia mahagoni observed alive in Hawaiʻi
This specimen was collected in 1935. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 14 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-09-02.
2026-09-02
Maile Way + East-West Rd, Honolulu, HI 96822, USA
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2026-07-26
Keokea, HI 96790, USA
(c) kwbarrettdad, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-03-11
Kalākaua Ave, Honolulu, HI, US
(c) treeguy, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2025-12-25
Lihue, HI, US
(c) jannecat, 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
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Cite this specimen
Swietenia mahagoni. BISH 687201. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956492670. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/687201.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956492670 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026