Monographs Details:
Authority:
Cowan, Richard S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1: 3-228. (Published by NYBG Press)
Cowan, Richard S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1: 3-228. (Published by NYBG Press)
Family:
Fabaceae
Fabaceae
Synonyms:
Swartzia apetala Raddi, Tounatea apetala (Raddi) Taub., Tunatea apetala (Raddi) Kuntze
Swartzia apetala Raddi, Tounatea apetala (Raddi) Taub., Tunatea apetala (Raddi) Kuntze
Description:
Description - Branchlets minutely strigulose densely; stipules (1.5-)3-4.5 mm long, 0.3-0.9 mm wide; petioles (1-)2-4 cm long, minutely strigulose, canaliculate, stipellate apically, the stipels ca 1 mm long, the rachis (2.5-)3.5-7(-12) cm long, canaliculate to marginate, stipellate at each pair of leaflets, minutely strigulose; leaflets (2-) 3-or 4-jugate, glabrous to sparingly strigulose on the costa, the petiolules 1-2.5 mm long, strigulose, the smaller basal leaflets 3-6.5 cm long, 2-3 cm wide, those of the other pairs 5-8(-10) cm long, 2-4 cm wide, elliptic to oblong-elliptic; inflorescence ramuligerous, 6-11 (-18) cm long, the axis more or less minutely strigulose, the bracts 1-1.5 mm long, 0.4-0.7 mm wide; pedicels 4.5-10 mm long, glabrous; buds subglobose, 4-5 mm long, 3-5 mm diameter, glabrous; larger stamens 2, the filaments 6-8 mm long, the anthers 1-2 mm long, 0.5-1 mm wide, the filaments of the smaller stamens 4-8 mm long; gynoecium glabrous, the style 0.7-1.5 mm long, the ovary ca 3.5 mm long, 1.5-2 mm wide, the gynophore 2-3.5 mm long; fruits ovoid, 18-20 mm long with a stipe 6-8 mm long; seeds ca 17 mm long and 12 mm wide.
Description - Branchlets minutely strigulose densely; stipules (1.5-)3-4.5 mm long, 0.3-0.9 mm wide; petioles (1-)2-4 cm long, minutely strigulose, canaliculate, stipellate apically, the stipels ca 1 mm long, the rachis (2.5-)3.5-7(-12) cm long, canaliculate to marginate, stipellate at each pair of leaflets, minutely strigulose; leaflets (2-) 3-or 4-jugate, glabrous to sparingly strigulose on the costa, the petiolules 1-2.5 mm long, strigulose, the smaller basal leaflets 3-6.5 cm long, 2-3 cm wide, those of the other pairs 5-8(-10) cm long, 2-4 cm wide, elliptic to oblong-elliptic; inflorescence ramuligerous, 6-11 (-18) cm long, the axis more or less minutely strigulose, the bracts 1-1.5 mm long, 0.4-0.7 mm wide; pedicels 4.5-10 mm long, glabrous; buds subglobose, 4-5 mm long, 3-5 mm diameter, glabrous; larger stamens 2, the filaments 6-8 mm long, the anthers 1-2 mm long, 0.5-1 mm wide, the filaments of the smaller stamens 4-8 mm long; gynoecium glabrous, the style 0.7-1.5 mm long, the ovary ca 3.5 mm long, 1.5-2 mm wide, the gynophore 2-3.5 mm long; fruits ovoid, 18-20 mm long with a stipe 6-8 mm long; seeds ca 17 mm long and 12 mm wide.
Distribution:
Brazil South America| Bahia Brazil South America| Minas Gerais Brazil South America| Guanabara Brazil South America|
Brazil South America| Bahia Brazil South America| Minas Gerais Brazil South America| Guanabara Brazil South America|