Swartzia sericea Vogel var. sericea

  • Authority

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

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Swartzia sericea Vogel var. sericea

  • Type

    Type collection. P. S. Martin s.n., French Guiana (not seen). It is unfortunate that I have thus far been unable to see type material of this species but the original description makes it clear that the material assigned to this species is identical with Vogel s concept. Since Bentham also was unable to locate the type, it may be lost; however, without being certain of its loss, I do not feel justified in selecting a neotype.

  • Synonyms

    Swartzia sericea Vogel, Tunatea sericea (Vogel) Kuntze

  • Description

    Description - Petioles mostly 15-20 mm long, the leaflets usually 4- or 5-jugate, the apex bluntly acute and mucronulate; inflorescences typically 10-18 cm long, the pedicels usually 8-10 mm long, the buds 7-10 mm diameter, densely strigulose; larger stamens 7-10 mm long, the anthers 2-3 mm long, the pollen of all the stamens globose, ca 23.5 µ diameter; gynophore 3-6 mm long.

  • Common Names

    Chamanare, macuca, saboarana

  • Distribution

    (Fig. 23). Riverine forest, 100-140 m alt. in French Guiana, southwestern Venezuela, adjacent Colombia, and in the Rio Negro drainage of northwestern Brazil.

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