Established. Plant geographers are not certain whether Mahogany is native to Anguilla and other Lesser Antilles Islands or whether it was introduced very early from the Greater Antilles or the South American continent. At any rate any stands here when European settlers arrived were soon completely lumbered off for very valuable wood, used in building houses, cabinetry, ships/especially on Anguilla. The trees here have now been planted. (Walker, M.M., Hodge, O., Homer, F. & Johnson, W. (2005) A Guide to Common Plants of Anguilla. The Anguilla National Trust. The Anguilla National Trust.); Native to Anguilla and/or its islets, but not endemic. (Hochart, J., Buckmire, Z. & Tye, A. (2024 and continuously updated). Database of the Flora of Anguilla. Anguilla Department of Natural Resources and Anguilla National Trust, The Valley.);
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- 1.6. Forest – Subtropical/tropical moist lowland
- 1.8. Forest – Subtropical/tropical swamp
- 1.9. Forest – Subtropical/tropical moist montane
Mahogany is a handsome deciduous tree, growing to perhaps 10 m (30 ft) tall. (Walker, M.M., Hodge, O., Homer, F. & Johnson, W. (2005) A Guide to Common Plants of Anguilla. The Anguilla National Trust. The Anguilla National Trust, Page number 88)
Connor, R.A., Hodge, K.V.D., Samuel, C.A., Wong, L.J. & Pagad, S. (2022) Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species - Anguilla. Version 1.6. Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG). Checklist dataset. Available at: https://doi.org/10.15468/okwfc4 accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-07-25 (to find the intial list of species); Walker, M.M., Hodge, O., Homer, F. & Johnson, W. (2005) A Guide to Common Plants of Anguilla. The Anguilla National Trust. The Anguilla National Trust, Page number 88 (Common name, Establishment status, Other information); Hochart, J., Buckmire, Z. & Tye, A. (2024 and continuously updated). Database of the Flora of Anguilla. Anguilla Department of Natural Resources and Anguilla National Trust, The Valley. (First record);