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Meliaceae : The Mahogany Family To date 3 species of this family have been collected in the Oapan, San Juan Tetelcingo, and Ameyaltepec area, each of a separate genus: Melia, Swietenia, and Trichilia. The former is introduced and found only in house gardens. The following members of this family have been documented in sources consulted on Guerrero flora: Cedrela oaxacensis, Cedrela salvadorensis, Swietenia humilis, Trichilia americana, and Trichilia palmeri.
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List of Meliaceae species collected, with most common Nahuatl names
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Genus species
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Ameyaltepec
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S. Agustín Oapan
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S. Juan Tetelcingo
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| Melia azederach L. | parai:soh | (not named) | (not named) | ||
| Swietenia humilis Zucc. | tsopi:lo:tl | tsopi:lo:tl | tsopi:lo:tl | ||
| Trichilia hirta L. | kwahkoyolin | koyolin | kwahkoyolin |