EPPO Global Database

Swietenia mahagoni(SWIMG)

Overview
Code created in: 2001-11-12

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: SWIMG
  • Preferred name: Swietenia mahagoni
  • Authority: (Linnaeus) Jacquin

Notes

 USA (Florida), Caribbean (Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica). A high-quality timber tree. Introduced in India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indochina, China (including Taiwan), Venezuela


Common names
Name Language
Cuban mahogany English
West Indies mahogany English
echter Mahagonibaum German
kubanischer Mahagonibaum German
acajou à bois French
acajou des Antilles French
arbre d'acajou French
aguano Spanish (BO)
caoba Spanish
caobano Spanish (MX)
mahagoni Spanish
acagiu Italian
legno amaranto Italian
mogano di Cuba Italian
acajouhout Dutch
mahagonieboom Dutch
mogno-de-Cuba Portuguese
táo huā xīn mù Chinese
桃花心木 Chinese