| Synonyms: |
Cedrela mahagoni L. |
| Common names: | Cuban mahogany (English) Spanish mahogany (English) West Indian mahogany (English) |
| Description: | Evergreen tree to 25 m. Leaves alternate, 1-pinnate, paripinnate with 4-8 pairs of entire leaflets. Leaflets 8-10 × 3-5 cm, glossy; apex acuminate with an acute tip; base rounded, asymmetric. Inflorescences 8-15 cm long. Flowers with pale greenish-cream petals. Fruit a dark brown to black, ovoid capsule. Seeds winged. |
| Notes: | Reported in FZ 2(1), p. 286 as grown in the Municipal Garden at Lourenço Marques. |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native to tropical America and the West Indies |
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| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Literature: |
Glen, H.F. (2002). Cultivated Plants of Southern Africa. Jacana, Johannesburg, South Africa. Page 217. Glen, H.F. & Van Wyk, B. (2016). Guide to Trees Introduced into Southern Africa Struik Nature Pages 368 - 369. (Includes a picture). |