Filed As:

Fabaceae
Swartzia katawa R.S.Cowan ( isotype )

Location:

Guyana. Alt. 304.8 m. (1000 ft.)

Collector(s):

Forest Dept. British Guiana Field No. G 275 with , 30 Sep 1952

Description:

5" x 60' tree with 4 small (8" high) buttresses. Bark dark brown, ash-mauve when surface brushed off. Soft, thin slash with much red sap in layers turning black soon. Crown compact. Leaves compund 6-8" long with 3-5 ovate, long driptipped, short stalked leaflets and a winged rachis. Flowers 1/4 across, green with a white stamens and yellow anthers. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

Habitat:

Hill top.

Other:

Specimen Notes: Species listed as Endangered (E) in 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants.

Identifiers:

NY Barcode: 32049
GUID: 95f88d1e-ac34-400e-a2f0-fea009a9578a

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