Swartzia macrostachya var. riedelii R.S.Cowan
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Authority
Cowan, Richard S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1: 3-228. (Published by NYBG Press)
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Family
Fabaceae
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Scientific Name
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Type
Type collection. L. Riedel 146 (holotype A; isotypes LE, NY, US), vicinity of Ilheos, near Engenho, Baía, Brazil, June 1821.
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Description
Latin Diagnosis - A var. macrostachya alabastris et ovario minoribus, filamentis leviter villosulis differt. Foliola 4-7-jugata infra strigulosa ad tomentosa et glauca elliptica ad oblongo-elliptica vel anguste ovata basi aequilateralia et rotundata vel inaequilateralia, lateri superiore acuta, apice acuta vel obtusa, petiolulis ca 2 mm longis; bracteae persistentes, 2-6 mm longae, 2-2.5 mm latae, ovatae ad ovato-triangulares extus dense strigulosae, bracteolis 2.5-3.5 mm longis, lanceolatis ad ovatis; alabastra globosa, ca 7 mm diametro; stamina maiora 4, filamentis leviter villosulosis; ovarium 4-5 mm longum.
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Common Names
Jacaranda
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Distribution
(Fig. 18). Forest of the coastal region of Baía and in the dry sandy savannas of Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Brazil South America| Bahia Brazil South America| Minas Gerais Brazil South America|