Fabaceae
Swartzia

Swartzia arborescens (Aubl.) Pittier

First published in J. Washington Acad. Sci. 11: 157 (1921)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical America. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome. It is used as a poison and a medicine and for food.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánes, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Molino, J.-F., Sabatier, D., Grenand, P., Engel, J., Frame, D., Delprete, P.G., Fleury, M., Odonne, G., Davy, D., Lucas, E.J. & Martin, C.A. (2022). An annotated checklist of the tree species of French Guiana, including vernacular nomenclature. Adansonia, sér. 3, 44: 345-903.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Boggan, J. Funck, V. & Kelloff, C. (1997). Checklist of the Plants of the Guianas (Guyana, Surinam, Franch Guiana) ed. 2: 1-238. University of Guyana, Georgetown.
  • Brako, L. & Zarucchi, J.L. (1993). Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i-xl, 1-1286. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Forzza, R.C., Zappi, D. & Souza, V.C. (2016-continuously updated). Flora do Brasil 2020 em construção http://reflora.jbrj.gov.br/reflora/listaBrasil/ConsultaPublicaUC/ResultadoDaConsultaNovaConsulta.do.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. & León-Yánes, S. (eds.) (1999). Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador: 1-1181. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Jørgensen, P.M., Nee, M.H. & Beck., S.G. (eds.) (2013). Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 127: 1-1741. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Castañeda, R.R. (1991). Frutas silvestres de Colombia. Instituto Colombiano de Cultura Hispánica.
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.
  • Diazgranados, M., Allkin, B., Black N., Cámara-Leret, R., Canteiro C., Carretero J., Eastwood R., Hargreaves S., Hudson A., Milliken W., Nesbitt, M., Ondo, I., Patmore, K., Pironon, S., Turner, R., Ulian, T. (2020). World Checklist of Useful Plant Species. Produced by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Knowledge Network for Biocomplexity.
  • GBIF.org (2021). GBIF species matching tool. https://www.gbif.org/tools/species-lookup
  • IUCN (2021). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2021-2. https://www.iucnredlist.org.
  • Medicinal Plant Names Services (MPNS) v.10 (2021); http://mpns.kew.org/
  • RBG, Kew (2021). Kew Economic Botany Collection. https://ecbot.science.kew.org/

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 1, 2009 Betancur, J.; Echeverry, B.; Kress, J.; Roesel, C. [2837] Colombia K001474622 Yes
Sep 1, 2009 Betancur, J.; Echeverry, B.; Kress, J.; Roesel, C. [2837] Colombia K001474621 Yes
Nov 1, 2007 Nascimento, J.; Sasaki, D.; Piva, J.H. [8] Brazil K000578775 Yes
Nov 1, 2007 Henicka, G.S.; Sasaki, D.; André, T.J.C.; Mortati, A.F.; Araújo, C.F.L.; Piva, J.H. [1] Brazil K000578774 Yes
Nov 1, 2006 Projeto Flora Cristalino; Yesilyurt, J.; Viana, A. [249] Brazil K000579550 Yes
Apr 28, 1988 Milliken, W.; Mota, C.D.A. [573] Brazil K000877879 Yes
Apr 28, 1988 Milliken, W.; Mota, C.D.A. [M573] Brazil K000877880 Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Silva, M.N.; Amaral, I.L.; Brako, L.; Dibben, M.J.; Reese, W.D.; Monteiro, O.P.; Santos, J.L.; Coelho, J.A. [165] Brazil K000877877 Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Cid Ferreira, C.A.; Lima, J.; Guedes, J.; Coelho, J. [4543] Brazil K000877882 Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Silva, N.T. [944] Brazil K000877874 Yes
Jan 1, 1973 Silva, M.; Souza, R. [2405] Brazil K000877876 Yes
Jan 1, 1972 Prance, G.T.; Maas, P.J.M.; Kubitzki, K.; Steward, W.C.; Ramos, J.F.; Pinheiro, W.S.; Lima, J.F. [12090] Brazil K000877881 Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Prance, G.T.; Pena, B.S.; Forero, E.; Ramos, J.F.; Monteiro, O.P. [4693] Brazil K000877865 Yes
Jan 1, 1968 Prance, G.T.; Pena, B.S.; Ramos, J.F.; Monteiro, O.P. [2139] Brazil K000877875 Yes
Jan 1, 1964 Wurdack, J.J.; Adderley, L.S. [43586] Brazil K000877864 Yes
Jan 1, 1964 Pires, J.M.; Cavalcante, P.B. [52314] Brazil K000877863 Yes
Jan 1, 1963 s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K000877872 Yes
Jan 1, 1963 Ule, E. [5646] Brazil K000877869 Yes
Jan 1, 1963 Schomburgk, R. [138-S] Brazil K000877862 Yes
Jan 1, 1963 Spruce [s.n.] K000877871 Yes
Jan 1, 1963 Spruce [s.n.] Brazil K000877870 Yes
Poncy, O.; Crozier, F. [1490] French Guiana K001560280 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [5085] Brazil K000877861 Yes
Schultes, R.E.; Lopez, F. [8778] Brazil K000877866 Yes
Ribeiro, J.E.L.S.; Vicentini, A.; Pereira, C.E.; Nascimento, J.R. [1282] Brazil K000877878 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [5085] Brazil K000877873 Yes
Spruce [1474] Brazil K000877867 Yes
Krukoff, B.A. [5161] Brazil K000877860 Yes
Ducke [155] Brazil K000877868 Yes
Peru K000111278 Yes
Peru K000111279 Yes
Peru K000111280 Yes
Peru K000111281 Yes
Peru K000111282 Yes
Bolivia K001474615 Yes
Bolivia K001474616 Yes
Bolivia K001474617 Yes
Peru K001474618 Yes
Peru K001474619 Yes
Peru K001474620 Yes
Colombia K001474621 Yes
Colombia K001474622 Yes
Colombia K001474623 Yes
Colombia K001474624 Yes
Colombia K001474625 Yes
Venezuela K001474626 Yes
Venezuela K001474627 Yes
Venezuela K001474628 Yes
Venezuela K001474629 Yes
Ecuador K001474630 Yes
Ecuador K001474631 Yes
Ecuador K001474632 Yes
Ecuador K001474633 Yes
Ecuador K001474634 Yes
Peru K001474635 Yes
Peru K001474636 Yes
Peru K001474637 Yes
Peru K001474638 Yes
Peru K001474639 Yes
Peru K001474640 Yes
Peru K001474641 Yes
Peru K001474642 Yes
Venezuela Swartzia parviflora K001474515 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Colombian resources for Plants made Accessible

    • ColPlantA 2021. Published on the Internet at http://colplanta.org
    • https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0