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Mexican Mahogany

Swietenia humilis · Meliaceae · also called Swietenia humilis · Wikipedia

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Region
Mexico
Rated in
Global
On this lot

1. Fire evidence and conditions

Fire evidence
Mixed evidence — location does not change the cited classification.
Evidence regions
Global

2. Why this plant is relevant here

3. Legal, ecological, and broader status

How to read this page

The status above is computed from the cited rows below: independent recommendations can support a fire-resistant result, an avoid row can produce keep-away, and disagreement stays visible as conflict. Placement notes preserve each source’s own scheme rather than translating unlike rules into one scale. This is evidence about a plant, not permission to plant it in every part of the defensible space; Zone 0 remains noncombustible.

The evidence

Grouped by what each source concluded. Primary evidence rated the plant itself (a lab, field program, or original curation); corroboration compiled or republished another source's rating and resolves to its root lineage.

Listed without a rating (8)
Corroboration (8 rows from 1 source)

  • FLAMITS: FLAMmability plant traiTS database — Dryad / Global Ecology and Biogeography · Dryad version 9 · original source Corroboration Trait database lineage: meta-aggregator

    8 cited rows from this source; its identity, lineage and tier are stated once.

    • Primary study Haurie2019: Haurie, L., Giraldo, M. P., Lacasta, A. M., Montón, J., & Sonnier, R. (2019). Influence of different parameters in the fire behaviour of seven hardwood species. Fire safety journal, 107, 193-201.

      Shared row context: plant part wood; fuel dead; predrying yes; site Haurie2019-1; sampling ND.

      • “time to flaming (s): 28”

        FLAMITS record 4814; Ignitability measurement; device burning bench.

      • “flaming duration (s): 16”

        FLAMITS record 4821; Sustainability measurement; device burning bench.

      • “time to flaming (s): 65”

        FLAMITS record 4828; Ignitability measurement; device calorimeter.

      • Shared measurement context: Combustibility measurement; device calorimeter.

        • “calorific value (kcal/kg): 2436.22”

          FLAMITS record 4835.

        • “maximum sample temperature (°C): 366”

          FLAMITS record 4842.

        • “maximum sample temperature (°C): 70”

          FLAMITS record 4849.

        • “maximum energy flux (kW/m²): 246”

          FLAMITS record 4856.

        • “maximum energy flux (kW/m²): 128”

          FLAMITS record 4863.

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Last verified 2026-08-25. JSON (CC BY 4.0)

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Swietenia humilis (Swietenia humilis). FireApproved. https://fireapproved.com/plants/swietenia-humilis/. Last verified 2026-08-25.