Swartzia

Plants of the Guiana Shield
Fabaceae
Swartzia
Guyana, Cuyuni-Mazaruni, Pakaraima Mts., Mazaruni River. Base
Camp 6.
6° 02' 40"N, 60° 39' 06" W Elev. 501 m.
Legume-dominated (Mimosoideae - Papilionoideae -
Caesalpinioideae) gallery forest on white sand with large boulders.
Tree, 10 m tall. Ants present. Sap clear turning red. Infl. terminal
panicle. Short, oppressed trichomes, brown. Petals (5) white with
pink highlights basally. Stamens numerous, white.
23 February 2004
K. M. Redden, R. Williams, C. Perry, C. Paul and M. Lyle 2075
Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program
US National Herbarium, Smithsonian Institution
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