Swietenia macrophylla
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Swietenia macrophylla (also called Big Leaf Mahogany, Big-leaf Mahogany, Bigleaf Mahogany, Brazilian Mahogany, Honduras Mahogany, Large-leaved Mahogany, or Sky fruit) is a species of plant in the Meliaceae family. It is found in Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Martinique, Mexico, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Venezuela. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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- World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Swietenia macrophylla. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
- DANIDA factsheet: Swietenia macrophylla (pdf file)
Sky fruit or Tunjuk Langit in malay.
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 Young tree in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. |
 Young Bark in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. |
 Old Bark & leaves in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. |
 Leaves & Pond Heron in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. |
 Fruit with leaves at Branch Canopy in Kolkata, West Bengal, India. |
