Swartzia polyphylla Dc.

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Swartzia

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite tree. It grows 19m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 19.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Forested slopes.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 10-12

Usage

Uses medicinal wood
Edible fruits
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 -

Images

Habit

Swartzia polyphylla habit picture by D. Frame (cc-by-sa)

Leaf

Swartzia polyphylla leaf picture by Lisa Moreno (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Swartzia polyphylla world distribution map, present in American Samoa, Brazil, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, India, Peru, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Conservation status

Swartzia polyphylla threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:246753-2
WFO ID wfo-0000164157
COL ID 53JFZ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 733787
Wikipedia (EN)
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Tounatea oblonga Tunatea acuminata Swartzia acuminata Swartzia urubuensis Swartzia opacifolia Swartzia acuminata var. puberula Swartzia acuminata var. tridynamia Tounatea acuminata var. puberula Swartzia acuminata var. platygyne Swartzia platygyne Tounatea acuminata Swartzia polyphylla