Swartzia katawa R.S.Cowan
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Filed As
Fabaceae
Swartzia katawa R.S.Cowan ( isotype ) -
Collector(s)
Forest Dept. British Guiana Field No. G 275, 30 Sep 1952
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Location
Guyana.
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Habitat
Hill top.
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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.
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Specimen Notes
Species listed as Endangered (E) in 1997 IUCN Red List of Threatened Plants.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 32049
Occurrence ID: 95f88d1e-ac34-400e-a2f0-fea009a9578a
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Fabales
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Family
Fabaceae
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All Determinations
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Type Details
isotype of Swartzia katawa R.S.Cowan
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Region
South America
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Country
Guyana
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Elevation
Alt. 304.8 m. (1000 ft.)
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Distribution
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Swartzia katawa R.S.Cowan