Swartzia macrostachya Benth. var. macrostachya

  • Authority

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

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Swartzia macrostachya Benth. var. macrostachya

  • Type

    Type collection. E. Warming 609 (C), Lagoa Santa, Minas Gerais, Brazil, Apr. 1865.

  • Synonyms

    Swartzia macrostachya Benth., Tounatea macrostachya (Benth.) Taub., Tunatea macrostachya (Benth.) Kuntze

  • Description

    Description - Leaflets 6-10-jugate, tomentose beneath, oval to oblong-elliptic, the base rounded and cordate, the apex acute, the petiolules almost lacking, to 2 mm long; bracts persistent, broadly ovate, 3-6.5 mm long, ca 4.5 mm wide, tomentose externally, the bracteoles ca 4 mm long, lanceolate, externally tomentose; buds globose, ca 10 mm diameter; larger stamens 4, the filaments densely villose; ovary ca 8 mm long.

  • Common Names

    Culhão de bode, grão de bode

  • Distribution

    (Fig. 18). Brazilian states of Minas Gerais and Baía.

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