Meliaceae

Pacific Coast mahogany

Swietenia humilis Zucc.

Family: Meliaceae
Genus: Swietenia

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Pacific Coast mahogany (Swietenia humilis) — FlowerPhoto: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Bulgarian: Ниско махагоново дърво
Chinese: 墨西哥桃花心木, 矮桃花心木
English: Pacific Coast mahogany, Honduras mahogany, Mexican mahogany
Spanish: Caoba, Caoba De Honduras, Caoba De Pacifico, Caoba del Pacífico, Coabilla, Cóbano, Gateado, Venadillo

Synonyms

Swietenia bijuga P.Preuss
Swietenia cirrhata S.F.Blake
Swietenia multijuga Schiede

Flowers

In flower: April to May (from 9 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Erick Vélez Sánchez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Forest and Kim Starr, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Guido bedore, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Carlos Domínguez-Rodríguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.