Swartzia macrostachya Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Swartzia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite tree. It grows 15m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 15.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Rainforests, where it can be found in the drier and more open forest as well as in gallery forests and true rainforests. Riverine or coastal forests, cerrado and in dry sandy savannahs.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses material wood
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Swartzia macrostachya world distribution map, present in Brazil

Conservation status

Swartzia macrostachya threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:246692-2
WFO ID wfo-0000164136
COL ID 7B63G
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Tounatea macrostachya Tunatea macrostachya Swartzia grazielana Swartzia macrostachya Swartzia macrostachya var. macrostachya

Lower taxons

Swartzia macrostachya var. riedelii