Swartzia amazonica S.Moore var. amazonica

  • Authority

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

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Swartzia amazonica S.Moore var. amazonica

  • Type

    Type collection. F. W. H. Traill 163 (K), Tonantins, Amazonas, Brazil, Nov. 1874.

  • Synonyms

    Swartzia amazonica S.Moore

  • Description

    Description - Undersurfaces of the leaflets pale or white but not silvery, the hairs distinct, subappressed and matted in regularly distributed clusters; bracts ca 3 mm long, the buds ca 6 mm long; ovary ca 4.5-6 mm long.

  • Distribution

    (Fig. 9). Known only by the type collection from the upper Amazon Basin.

    Brazil South America| Amazonas Brazil South America|