Swietenia mahogani

• Botanical Name : Swietenia mahogani L.
• Common Name : Mahaneem, Mahogany, True Mahogany Tree
• Plant Family : Meliaceae
• Plant Form : Tree
• Occurrence (Sectors) : 18
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Indroda Park, Basan

About Swietenia mahogani Plant :

• Habit : A large tree.
• Leaves : Pinnately compound leaves, leaflets 4 pairs, ovate-elliptic.
• Inflorescence : Axillary panicles.
• Flowers :
  • Small.
  • Calyx small, teeth triangular.
  • Petals obovate, 5.
  • Staminal tube cup-like, stamens inside the tube, below the disk.
  • Ovary immersed in the disk, style short, stigma flat.
• Fruit : Capsule big, brown, opens from below, seeds winged, large.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : April - May
• Significance :
  • Cultivated in gardens and planted on road sides for shade.
  • A valuable timber plant-one of the finest in the world.