Swietenia mahagoni

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q1247582
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Swietenia mahagoni

Summary

Swietenia mahagoni is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (314 views/month, #1,522 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Swietenia mahagoni's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Swietenia mahagoni is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Swietenia mahagoni's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Near Threatened[5].
  • Swietenia mahagoni is classified within Swietenia[6].
  • Swietenia mahagoni's scientific name is Swietenia mahagoni[7].
  • Swietenia mahagoni is a type of useful plant[8].
  • Swietenia mahagoni is used for afforestation[9].
  • Swietenia mahagoni is used for wood[10].
  • Swietenia mahagoni's Commons category is recorded as Swietenia mahagoni[11].
  • Swietenia mahagoni's has basionym is recorded as Cedrela mahagoni[12].
  • Swietenia mahagoni's Commons gallery is recorded as Swietenia mahagoni[13].
  • Swietenia mahagoni's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/d51a552b-0d2c-4788-a5c9-824b552abbf1[14].
  • Swietenia mahagoni's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15].
  • Swietenia mahagoni's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 43(3)[16].
  • Swietenia mahagoni's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • Swietenia mahagoni's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • Swietenia mahagoni's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=35956[19].
  • Swietenia mahagoni's this taxon is source of is recorded as West Indian mahogany[20].
  • Swietenia mahagoni's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'S. mahagoni'}[21].
  • Swietenia mahagoni is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'West Indian mahogany'}[22].
  • Swietenia mahagoni is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'West Indies Mahogany'}[23].
  • Swietenia mahagoni is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Mogano'}[24].
  • Swietenia mahagoni is commonly known as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Mogno-das-Antilhas'}[25].
  • Swietenia mahagoni is commonly known as {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Maun'}[26].
  • Swietenia mahagoni is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Caoba Espanõla'}[27].

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Classification

Swietenia mahagoni's scientific name is Swietenia mahagoni[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Swietenia[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'West Indian mahogany'}[22], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'West Indies Mahogany'}[23], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Mogano'}[24], {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'Mogno-das-Antilhas'}[25], {'lang': 'tr', 'text': 'Maun'}[26], and {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Caoba Espanõla'}[27].

Identifiers

Swietenia mahagoni's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 497641[28]. Swietenia mahagoni's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 459165[29]. Swietenia mahagoni's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 581917[30]. Swietenia mahagoni's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3190485[31]. Swietenia mahagoni's ITIS TSN is recorded as 29026[32].

Why It Matters

Swietenia mahagoni ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (314 views/month, #1,522 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · გიო ოქრო · 2026-05-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Taxon rank species
    Inaturalist taxon id 497641
    Subclass of
    Parent taxon Swietenia
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