| General Description | Swietenia mahagoni is a medium-sized semi-evergreen tree. Due to extensive logging throughout the years, this tree is currently endangered in Florida. |
| ID Characteristic | Green Pinnate leaves with grey bark in younger trees, dark brown as it ages. |
| Shape | Oval, with long branches and house-shaped leaves. |
| Landscape | In Southern Florida, this tree is commonly grown in landscapes for shade and along streets. |
| Propagation | For maximum germination, a period of warm-moist stratification is required, followed by cool satisfaction. |
| Cultivation | Typically cultivated in full sun to partial shade on clay, sand, loam, acidic, alkaline, moist, well-drained soils. Optimal with constant watering, however mature trees may tolerate brief dry spells to some extent. |
| Pests | Potential problems for Swietenia mahagoni may be: tent caterpillars, tip moths, webworm, scale, leaf notched, and leaf miner. |
| Notable Specimens | A specimen can be found at Missouri Botanical Garden located in St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America. |
| Habitat | Caribbean, Central America, and South America are all known to be home to this species. |
| Bark/Stem Description | The bark is grey while young, maturing to a darker brown with a rough texture. |
| Flower/Leaf Bud Description | Small short and cone-shaped with silky pubescence at bud scales. |
| Leaf Description | The leaves are green and approximately 10 to 20 centimetres long. The leaves come in clusters, with the leaflets being even and connected by a central midrib. Each leaflet is approximately 0.5 centimetres long. |
| Flower Description | Each flower is small, with five white to greenish-yellowish petals, and is produced in loose inflorescences. |
| Fruit Description | An oval shaped fruit that grows 5 to 12 centimetres in the summer to winter. The fruits covering is a brown woody capsule that splits into 5 even parts when ripe. |
| Colour Description | Grey bark that turns to a rich dark brown through its development. |
| Texture Description | Tree is medium to coarse textured. |