Honduras Mahogany

Swietenia macrophylla

Found in suburban and urban areas, planted and persistent or spreading. Weakley, Flora of the Southeastern United States (2025), Florida edition What its natural habitat tells you

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Not native

Not native to Florida. How scores work Is it native here?

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At a glance

Not yet recorded · Height · Spread · Light · Soil · Life cycle · Leaves · Bloom

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Recorded in 1 Florida county.

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

What these records mean

6CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including FL

Genus host records with ranges including FL · Swietenia

Acharia stimuleaSaddleback Caterpillar Moth
Hypsipyla grandellaMahogany Shootborer
Macalla thyrsisalisMahogany Webworm
Phyllocnistis meliacellaMahogany Leafminer
Spodoptera latifasciaOrange-Striped Armyworm, Velvet Armyworm Moth
Caribbeana bichorda

Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)

—BeesSoutheastern regional records

—Specialist beesPollen specialists

—BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Growing and identification

Plant details

Family: Meliaceae

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Conservation status

Florida rank	Not available
Global rank	Not available
FL status	Not verified
Federal status	Not verified

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