Fabaceae
Swartzia

Swartzia polyphylla DC.

First published in Mém. Légum.: 411 (1826)
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 medicine.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Introduced into:

India

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.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • da Silva e Silva, W.L., Cajueiro Gurgel, E.S., Moreira dos Santos, J.U. & Falcão da Silva, M. (2013). Inventário e distribuição geográfica de Leguminosae no arquipélago de Marajó, PA, Brazil. Hoehnea 40: 627-647.

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.
  • 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.
  • Kumar, S. & Sane, P.V. (2003). Legumes of South Asia. A Checklist: 1-536. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • da Silva e Silva, W.L., Cajueiro Gurgel, E.S., Moreira dos Santos, J.U. & Falcão da Silva, M. (2013). Inventário e distribuição geográfica de Leguminosae no arquipélago de Marajó, PA, Brazil. Hoehnea 40: 627-647.

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
  • 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/

International Legume Database and Information Service

  • Sanjappa, M. (1992). Legumes of India. Dehra Dun: Bishen Singh Mahendra...
  • Santapau, H. & Henry, A. N. (1983). A dictionary of the flowering plants in India

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 1, 2009 Madriñán, S.; Barbosa, C. [980] Colombia K001474516 Yes
Jun 1, 2009 Mesquita; et al. [8] Brazil K000564465 Yes
Jan 1, 2007 Lima, H.C., de; Lima, R.P.; Neves, F. [2792] Brazil K000877599 Yes
Jan 1, 2007 Mori, S.A.; Gracie, C.; Betros, H.; Hecht, S.; Hecht, J.; Van Etten, M.; Wright, F. [21252] Brazil K000877600 Yes
Jan 1, 2007 Sagot, P. [1199] French Guiana K000500935 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 2007 Sagot, P. [1199] French Guiana K000500936 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 2007 Lima, H.C., de; Lima, R.P.; Neves, F. [2792] Brazil K000877598 Yes
Jan 1, 2007 Mori, S.A.; Gracie, C.; Capraro, W.; Mitchell, J.; Russel, D. [20437] Brazil K000877601 Yes
Jan 1, 2007 Kawasaki, M.L.; Lima, H.C., de; Stevenson, D.W.; Ramos, J.; Mueller, G.; Lima, R.P.; Oliveira, J.G.; Neto, A.A.M. [324] Brazil K000877602 Yes
Jan 1, 2007 Ducke, A. [s.n.] Brazil K000877595 Yes
Jan 1, 2007 Anderson, W.R.; Fonsêca, S.G.; Santos, R.R.; Souza, R. [11074] Brazil K000877589 Yes
Jan 1, 2007 Kawasaki, M.L.; Lima, H.C., de; Stevenson, D.W.; Ramos, J.; Mueller, G.; Lima, R.P.; Oliveira, J.G.; Neto, A.A.M. [116] Brazil K000877603 Yes
Jan 1, 2007 Ducke, A. [24230] Brazil K000877597 Yes
Jan 1, 2007 Daly, D.C.; Cardoso, J.; Salomon, N. [3952] Brazil K000877590 Yes
Jan 1, 2007 Ducke [527] Brazil K000877596 Yes
Jan 1, 2007 Ducke, A. [11158] Brazil K000877594 Yes
Jan 1, 1964 Maguire, B.; Pires, J.M.; Maguire, C.K.; Silva, N.T. [56676] Brazil K000877593 Yes
Jan 1, 1963 Krukoff, B.A. [6646] Brazil K000877592 Yes
Ducke, A. [1013] Brazil K000500934 Type Yes
Sagot, P. [1199] French Guiana K000500937 Unknown Type Material Yes
Peru K000111271 Yes
Peru K000111273 Yes
Peru K000111274 Yes
Colombia K001474516 Yes
Colombia K001474517 Yes
Peru K001474518 Yes
Peru K001474519 Yes
Peru K001474520 Yes
Peru K001474521 Yes
Peru K001474522 Yes
Venezuela K001474523 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

  • 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

  • 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