Swietenia macrophylla King

  • Filed As

    Meliaceae
    Swietenia macrophylla King

  • Collector(s)

    T. D. Pennington 13674 with P. E. Owne & R. Zuniga, 25 Mar 1992

  • Location

    Honduras. Gracias a Dios. Río Patuca, Krautara.

  • Habitat

    Ridge top. Mixed hill forest.

  • Description

    Tree, 15 m. x 35 cm. diam., small buttresses, cylindric bole; bark brown, shallowly fissured, slash 8 mm., outer pink, inner cream. New foliage, pale green, long slender crown. Phenology of specimen: Sterile.

  • Specimen Notes

    NY Conversion (8/97): Same collector/collection number found in Balick Dbase file as ined existing Kirchgessner-created record. Balick reference number placed in specimen number field but otherwise conversion did not make any other changes to existing record. Requires IEB staff member to determine whether other information from Balick Dbase record should be added to this record.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 1085853

    Occurrence ID: ca7bb721-bb74-407f-8340-5fb2ac70ebb2

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Sapindales

  • Family

    Meliaceae

  • All Determinations

    Swietenia macrophylla King
    Note: Original ident.

  • Region

    Central America

  • Country

    Honduras

  • State/Province

    Gracias a Dios

  • Locality

    Río Patuca, Krautara.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 110 m. (361 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    15.05, -84.95

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