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Meliaceae 
Taxonomic Serial No.: 29008

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Family  
  Synonym(s): Cedrelaceae
 
    Swieteniaceae
 
    Aitoniaceae
 
  Common Name(s): mahogany [English]
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: partial   
  Latest Record Review: 2014   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  – plantes, Planta, Vegetal, plants  
    SubkingdomViridiplantae  – green plants  
       InfrakingdomStreptophyta  – land plants  
          SuperdivisionEmbryophyta   
             DivisionTracheophyta  – vascular plants, tracheophytes  
                SubdivisionSpermatophytina  – spermatophytes, seed plants, phanérogames  
                   ClassMagnoliopsida   
                      SuperorderRosanae   
                         OrderSapindales   
                            FamilyMeliaceae  – mahogany  
    Direct Children:  
                               Genus Aglaia Lour.  
                               Genus Aphanamixis Blume  
                               Genus Azadirachta A. Juss.  
                               Genus Carapa Aubl.  
                               Genus Cedrela P. Br.  
                               Genus Dysoxylum Blume  
                               Genus Entandrophragma C. DC.  
                               Genus Guarea F. Allam. ex L.  
                               Genus Khaya A. Juss. – African mahogany 
                               Genus Lansium Corrêa  
                               Genus Melia L.  
                               Genus Sandoricum Cav.  
                               Genus Swietenia Jacq. – mahogany 
                               Genus Toona (Endl.) M. Roem. – redcedar 
                               Genus Trichilia P. Br.  
                               Genus Xylocarpus J. Koenig  
       

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  Source: Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, 2014, website (version 2014)  
  Acquired: 2014   
  Notes: Angiosperm Phylogeny Website, botanical information system at the Missouri Botanical Garden, available at http://www.mobot.org/MOBOT/research/APweb/   
  Reference for: Meliaceae   
       
  Source: Meliaceae of North America Update, database (version 2011)  
  Acquired: 2011   
  Notes: Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)   
  Reference for: Meliaceae   
       
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Meliaceae   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Meliaceae   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Meliaceae   
       
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