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Swietenia is a genus of trees in the family . It occurs in the , from southern , the , and south to .It is usually taken to consist of three species, geographicallyseparated. They are medium-sized to large trees growing to 20-45 mtall, and up to 2 m trunk diameter. The are 10-30 cm long, pinnate, with 3-6 pairs of leaflets, the terminalleaflet absent; each leaflet is 5-15 cm long. The leaves are to semi-, falling shortly before the new foliage grows. The are produced in loose , each flower small, with five white to greenish-yellowish petals. The is a pear-shaped five-valved capsule 8-20 cm long, containing numerous winged seeds about 5-9 cm long.

The three species are poorly defined biologically, in part because they freely when grown in proximity.

• - Pacific Coast Mahogany. Pacific coast of Central America and Mexico.
• - Honduras Mahogany. Atlantic coast of Central America, South America south to Bolivia.
• - West Indian Mahogany. Southern Florida, Cuba, Jamaica, Hispaniola.