This website is intended as an evolving repository of information about the neotropical tree genus Swartzia, a striking and important member of the plant family Leguminoseae. With over 200 species, Swartzia is a ubiquitous and ecologically key component of lowland rainforest ecosystems from southern Mexico and the Caribbean islands to southern Brazil and Bolivia.
For more information please visit:
https://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/projects/swartzia/
