Scientific name Swartzia Rank Genus | Higher classification Swartzieae | |
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Similar Legumes, Swartzieae, Faboideae, Machaerium, Tachigali | ||
Fruits seeds and arils of swartzia fabaceae caesalpiniodeae remacam nw ecuador
Swartzia is a genus of legume in the Fabaceae family. It was named in honor of Swedish botanist Olaus Swartz and contains about 200 species. Swartzia is restricted in its geographical distribution to the New World Tropics, where it occurs primarily in lowland rainforests, but also in savannas, pre-montane forests, and tropical dry forests. While it can be found throughout the wet lowlands from Mexico and the Caribbean islands to southern Brazil and Bolivia, Swartzia is most abundant and species-rich in Amazonia, where 10–20 species may co-occur at a single site. The species of Swartzia are mostly trees, ranging from small understory treelets to large canopy emergents. Some species, especially in savannas, are mult-stemmed shrubs.
Contents
- Fruits seeds and arils of swartzia fabaceae caesalpiniodeae remacam nw ecuador
- List of species
- Nomina dubia
- References
List of species
More than 200 species have been described:
Recent phylogenetic analyses have revealed several well-supported clades within Swartzia that roughly correspond to previously-erected sections and series in the genus.
Nomina dubia
The following species may or may not be valid:
