Authority:

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

Family:

Fabaceae

Synonyms:

Swartzia acutifolia Vogel, Tounatea acutifolia (Vogel) Taub., Tunatea acutifolia (Vogel) Kuntze

Description:

Description - Stipules 2 mm long, subulate; petioles 22-25 mm long, canaliculate, stipellate apically, the rachis 10-18 cm long, canaliculate, stipellate at each pair of leaflets; leaflets 7- or 8-jugate, the petiolules 1.3-1.7 mm long, the blades 4-6.5 cm long, 1.5-2 cm wide, the base inequilaterally acute, the apex acute, sparingly strigulose beneath; inflorescences 6-20 cm long, the bracteoles sometimes lacking, less than 1 mm long, arising near the pedicel-apex, the buds depressed-globose; petal with a claw ca 4.5 mm long, the blade cordate basally, ca 10 mm long and 17.5 mm wide; filaments of the larger stamens ca 8 mm long, villose-sericeous; gynoecium densely sericeous.

Distribution:

Brazil South America| Minas Gerais Brazil South America| Bahia Brazil South America|

Common Names:

Tripa de abobora