Swietenia humilis Zucc.

Honduras mahogany (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Sapindales > Meliaceae > Swietenia

Characteristics

A tree.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality -
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 15.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Dry deciduous forest, savannah, rough scrub, rocky hillsides and cultivated fields. Usually seen as scattered and isolated individuals, preserved in cultivated land and pastures. Moist or rather dry forests, usually below 400 m in Guatemala
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It is a tropical plant.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

Uses environmental use gum material medicinal oil timber
Edible -
Therapeutic use Cosmetic (unspecified), Soap (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Flower

Swietenia humilis flower picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Fruit

Swietenia humilis fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)
Swietenia humilis fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Swietenia humilis world distribution map, present in Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Taiwan, Province of China, and South Africa

Conservation status

Swietenia humilis threat status: Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:579276-1
WFO ID wfo-0000505132
COL ID 53K5W
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 447327
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Swietenia multijuga Swietenia humilis Swietenia cirrhata Swietenia bijuga