Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Meliaceae | Genus: Swietenia | Species: Swietenia
mahagoni (Linn.) Jacq.
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Habit |
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Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Cedrela mahagoni Linn., Cedrus mahogani (Linn.) Mill., S. acutifolia Stokes, S. fabrilis Salisb. | Flower Color | White |
| 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 | 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 chandigarh | Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Manimajara and Daria, Sector 6, Sector 16, Sector 17, Sector 22, Sector 23, Sector 32, Sector 36, Sector 42, Sector 43, Sector 44, Sector 45, Sector 49, Sector 50, Sector 51, Sector 54, Sector 55 | 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; Panicles to 10 cm long; peduncles to 4 cm long. 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. Ovary 5-loculed; style narrow, tapering, to 2 mm long | 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; petioles to 3 cm long; petiolules 5-6 mm long. |
