Monographs Details:
Authority:

Cowan, Richard S. 1967. Swartzia (Leguminosae, Caesalpinioideae Swartzieae). Fl. Neotrop. Monogr. 1: 3-228. (Published by NYBG Press)
Family:

Fabaceae
Synonyms:

Swartzia sprucei Benth., Tounatea sprucei (Benth.) Taub., Tunatea sprucei (Benth.) Kuntze
Description:

Description - Branchlets pilosulose-velutinous; leaf rachis marginate or at the insertion of the leaflet pairs shortly alate, stipellate, pilosulose-velutinous; petiolules 1.5-2.5 mm long; lower surface of the leaflets strigose at first, but glabrescent, the venules not evident beneath; inflorescence axis and pedicels pilosulose-velutinous; petal villose-sericeous on the basal half of the inner surface; filaments of the larger stamens sparingly villose.

Distribution:

Venezuela South America| Amazonas Venezuela South America|